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NCCAM's 10th Anniversary Research Symposium: Program

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 9:00 a.m.–4:15 p.m. ET Masur Auditorium, Building 10 National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland
Registration is not required for the symposium.
Program
- 9:00–9:30
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Welcome
CAM Research: NCCAM at 10 years Josephine P. Briggs, M.D. Director National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Institutes of Health
- 9:30–12:00
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Morning Session: Natural Products
Robert Nussenblatt, M.D. (Moderator) Acting Scientific and Clinical Director Division of Intramural Research National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Institutes of Health The Human Gut Microbiome: Dining in with a Few Trillion Fascinating Friends Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
- (10:15–10:35)
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Break
The Role of the Human Microbiota in Health and Disease Claire M. Fraser-Liggett, Ph.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine
- 12:00–1:15
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Lunch Break
- 1:15–2:45
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Afternoon Session: Mind-Body Medicine
Jack Killen, M.D. (Moderator) Deputy Director National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Institutes of Health Acupuncture, Pain, and Placebo Bruce R. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard Medical School Meditation: A Neuroscience Approach Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2:45–3:00
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Break
- 3:00–4:00
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Keynote
Stress, Coping, and Well-Being: Behavioral Science Meets Integrative Medicine Susan Folkman, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco
- 4:00–4:15
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Closing Remarks
