Grants & You Newsletter Spring 2019: News & Deadlines

NIH's Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Dr. Michael Lauer, takes a look back at 2018 in this Open Mike blog post.

This Open Mike blog post discusses the steps NIH is taking to combat sexual harassment in science.

Looking for possible collaborators? This interactive map provides links to IPE centers, programs, and initiatives.

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) announces five new members to its National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health:

• Roni L. Evans, PhD, DC, MS, research director of the Integrative Health and Wellbeing Research Program and associate professor, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Diana H. Fishbein, PhD, professor of human development and family studies and director of the Program for Translational Research on Adversity and Neurodevelopment, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
• Richard Harris, Ph.D, associate professor of Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
• Kendi Hensel, DO, PhD, FAAO, associate professor of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth.
• Justin L. Sonnenburg, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology and principal investigator of The Sonnenburg Lab, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Additionally, in this blog post, Helene, Langevin, MD, Director at NCCIH, offers her thoughts on The Importance of Research on Health and Well-Being.

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine is offering the Osteopahic Health Policy Fellowship, a year-long leadership training program designed to give osteopathic physicians the skills they need to analyze, formulate, and implement health policy on the local, state, and national levels with the purpose of increasing access to affordable, quality health care. Applications are due by April 30, 2019.

The Spring 2019 NIH Regional Seminar will be held in Baltimore on May 15-17. The link provides registration information and a video regarding what to expect at the seminar.

The University of Washington Department of Global Health will offer a 1-week intensive course on the emerging field of Implementation Science. Course dates are August 26-30 at the UW in Seattle. Application deadline is May 15.