Brief
June 15, 2006
Danny Shen joins NCCAM national advisory council
Dr. Danny Shen of the Clinical Research Division, focuses on metabolic interactions between drugs and herbal supplements and drug delivery to the central nervous system. Shen will serve a four-year term as a member of the NIH's complementary and alternative medicine advisory council.
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Dr. Danny Shen, of the Clinical Research Division, is among five new members named to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, a component of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Shen directs the Pharmacokinetics Laboratory. He is also an affiliate investigator in the transplant clinic at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Washington. Shen's research focuses on metabolic interactions between drugs and herbal supplements and drug delivery to the central nervous system. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research and is a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
The advisory council is composed of physicians, scientists, licensed alternative and complementary medicine practitioners and representatives of the public who contribute their time and expertise over a four-year term. Council members meet three times a year and offer advice and recommendations on the prioritization, conduct and support of complementary and alternative medicine research, including research training and disseminating health information derived from NCCAM's research.
New council members include:
- Dr. Silvia Corvera, professor, Program in Molecular Medicine and Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Dr. Joan E. B. Fox, professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
- Dr. Ted J. Kaptchuk, assistant professor of medicine, director, Asian Medicine and Healing Program, Harvard Medical School, Osher Institute
- Dr. Bruce G. Redman, clinical professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's mission is to explore complementary and alternative medical practices in the context of rigorous science, train CAM researchers, and disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals. For additional information, call NCCAM's Clearinghouse toll free at (888) 644-6226, or visit the NCCAM Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov.
