Division of Extramural Research
Program Officers
You may find it helpful to discuss your proposed research with a staff member prior to submitting a grant application. Each program staff member is responsible for coordinating different scientific research portfolios.
If you have general questions about NCCAM, please contact the NCCAM Clearinghouse at info@nccam.nih.gov.
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Please contact only one program staff member.
By CAM Domains | Contact Person |
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Biologically Based Practices | Carol Pontzer, Ph.D. |
Energy Medicine | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Manipulative and Body-Based Practices | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Mind-Body Medicine | Deborah Hayes, M.S. |
Whole Medical Systems: Alaskan and Native American | Sheila Caldwell, Ph.D. |
Whole Medical Systems: Homeopathy, Ayurveda | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Whole Medical Systems: Traditional Chinese Medicine | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Whole Medical Systems: Naturopathy | Laura Moen, Ph.D. |
By Specific Funding Mechanism 1 | Contact Person |
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Academic Research Awards (AREA) | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Career Awards (K) | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Conference Grants (R13 and U13) | Barbara C. Sorkin, Ph.D. |
Exploratory/Developmental (R21 — basic and preclinical) | Amanda Trayer, M.S. |
Exploratory/Developmental (R21 - clinical) | April Bower, R.N., M.S. |
Fellowships and Training Grants (F and T) | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Loan Repayment Program | Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. |
Small Business Research (SBIR and STTR) | Carol Pontzer, Ph.D. |
1 For descriptions of all award mechanisms, see Types of Grants and Contracts.
By Contact Person
April Bower, R.N., M.S.
E-mail: bowera@mail.nih.gov
- Cardiovascular (clinical)
- Exploratory/Developmental (R21 — clinical)
Sheila Caldwell, Ph.D.
E-mail: caldwells@mail.nih.gov
- Health Disparities
- Reproductive Science
- Whole Medical Systems: Alaskan and Native American
Linda C. Duffy, Ph.D.
E-mail: duffyl@mail.nih.gov
- Liver: Clinical Research
- Obesity
- Pediatrics
- Probiotics: Clinical Research
Deborah Hayes, M.S.
E-mail: dhayes@mail.nih.gov
- International Health Research
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Placebo
Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
E-mail: khalsap@mail.nih.gov
- Academic Research Awards (AREA)
- Bone, Muscle, Connective Tissue, and Skin
- Career Awards (K)
- Dental
- Energy Medicine
- Fellowships and Training Grants (F and T)
- Loan Repayment Program
- Manipulative and Body-Based Practices
- Musculoskeletal
- Neuroscience
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopathic
- Osteoporosis
- Pain
- Sensory Systems
- Whole Medical Systems: Homeopathy, Ayurveda
- Whole Medical Systems: Traditional Chinese Medicine
Laura Moen, Ph.D.
E-mail: moenl@mail.nih.gov
- Cardiovascular (Preclinical)
- Diabetes (Type II)/Endocrinology/Metabolic Syndrome
- Drug Interactions
- GI/IBD/IBS
- Liver: Basic and Preclinical Research
- Renal and Urological
- Whole Medical Systems: Naturopathy
Richard Nahin, Ph.D.
E-mail: nahinr@mail.nih.gov
- Health Services Research
- Mental Health
- Psychological and Psychiatric Sciences
Carol Pontzer, Ph.D.
E-mail: pontzerc@mail.nih.gov
- AIDS and AIDS-Related Research
- Asthma/Allergy
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Biologically Based Practices
- Botanicals
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Ethnobotany and Ethnomedicine
- Immunology
- Lung Diseases
- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Probiotics: Basic Research
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Small Business Research (SBIR and STTR)
Barbara C. Sorkin, Ph.D.
E-mail: sorkinb@mail.nih.gov
- Cancer
- Conference Grants (R13 and U13)
- Hematology
- Neurodegeneration
- Oncology
- Sleep Disorders
Amanda Trayer, M.S.
E-mail: atrayer@mail.nih.gov
- Exploratory/Developmental (R21 — basic and preclinical)