Conferences
The Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CCIM) conference is a meeting in which Center faculty, collaborating investigators, and outside visiting scientists present various research projects or reviews of the literature relevant to complementary and integrative medicine. These conferences are held bi-weekly and provide fellows with the opportunity to hear about diverse research areas in the field. Below is a list of some recent CCIM conferences:
- Bruce McEwen, PhD, Alfred E. Mirsky Professor, Head, Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, The Rockefeller University, "From Molecules to Mind: Stress, Allostasis and the Integration of Brain and Body"
- Kevin J. Tracey, MD, Director and Chief Executive Officer,The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Professor and Head of the Susan and Herman Merinoff Center for Patient Oriented Research, Vice President for Research, North Shore- LIJ Health System, "The Inflammatory Reflex"
- Mehmet Oz, MD, Director of the Cardiovascular Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, Vice Chair of Cardiovascular Services, Columbia University Medical Center, Professor of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, "Is CAM Ready for Primetime?"
- Antonio Convit, MD, Investigator, Nathan Kline Institute, Associate Professor New York University School of Medicine, "Stress, Inflammation, Diabetes and the Brain"
- Marcus McFerren, PhD, "Herbal Supplements for Weight Loss: the Hope and the Hype", Natural Products Pharmacologist and Phytochemist, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Akira Kawamura, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, CUNY - Hunter College, "Rediscovery of Natural Products Using Genomic Tools - Screening of Kampo Herbal Medicine"
