Planning to Apply for a Small Business Innovation Research Award in January 2021?

September 14, 2020

Merav Sabri, Ph.D.

Is it your dream to receive a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant? NIH is launching a competitive 10-week customized coaching program for eligible* researchers called the NIH Applicant Assistance Program (AAP). This free program is geared toward helping small businesses apply for Phase I SBIR or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding by January 2021. The program will provide participants with services such as application needs assessment, mentoring, application preparation support, and application review.

Pursuing a Research Career? Apply for NIH Student Loan Repayment September 1–November 20, 2020!

September 11, 2020

Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.

Student loan debt is the most often reported barrier to beginning and sustaining a biomedical research career. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is working to make this transition easier. In exchange for a commitment to conduct biomedical or behavioral research, NIH will repay up to $100,000 of student loan debt per 2-year contract through the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs). The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) encourages all eligible applicants, and particularly those from groups that are underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research, to apply.

New Study Links Signaling by Immune Cells in the Meninges to Anxiety-Like Behavior

A new study provides insights into how a population of immune cells in the meninges (the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord) regulates anxiety-like behavior in mice through neuroimmune signaling. The study, partially funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, was published in the journal Nature Immunology.

Resources for Researchers

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NCCIH Hot Topic Webinar: Implementation Science and Complementary Health Interventions

September 30, 2020; 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET

NIH Videocast

The purpose of this webinar is to share the state of the science around implementation science and complementary and integrative health approaches with NCCIH stakeholders.

Upcoming Events

75th Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health

September 25, 2020 from 10:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET

Virtual meeting for all attendees.

#NationalYogaMonth Livestream: The Science and Practice of Yoga

September 29, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. ET to 12:30 p.m. ET

Watch live on the NCCIH Facebookand Twitterpages.

NCCIH Workshop 2020: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Analgesic Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes

October 23, 2020 from 9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET

Videocast

The overall goals of this workshop are two fold—one is to convene principal investigators funded by NCCIH on the topic of the analgesic properties of minor cannabinoids and terpenes from natural products and the underlying mechanisms; and the other is to discuss current research barriers and opportunities on this topic. Register now.