Laboratory Information:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bldg. 31, Room 2B11
Bethesda, MD 20892
Website: http://nccam.nih.gov/
Technology Transfer Website: http://nccam.nih.gov/research/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Region: Mid-Atlantic
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Ms. Belinda Davis
Phone: 301-435-4541
Fax: (301) 402-4741
Email: davisb@mail.nih.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead
agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). We are 1 of the 27 institutes
and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health
and
Human Services. NCCAM sponsors and conducts research using scientific methods and advanced
technologies to study CAM. CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and
products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. NCCAM has four primary
areas
of focus: 1) Advancing scientific research - We have funded more than 1,200 research projects at scientific
institutions across the United States and around the world; 2) Training CAM researchers - We support
training
for new researchers as well as encourage experienced researchers to study CAM; 3) Sharing news and
information - We provide timely and accurate information about CAM research in many ways, such as through
our Web site, our information clearinghouse, fact sheets, Distinguished Lecture Series, continuing medical
education programs, and publication databases; and 4) Supporting integration of proven CAM therapies
- Our
research helps the public and health professionals understand which CAM therapies have been proven to
be
safe and effective.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The mission of NCCAM is to explore complementary
and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous
science; train complementary and alternative medicine researchers; and disseminate authoritative information
to
the public and professionals.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Grants
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Immune modulation/enhancement
- Chiropractic
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Obesity/metabolic syndrome
- Osteopathy
- Respiratory diseases
- Whole Medical Systems
- Energy Medicine
- Ethnomedicine
