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Helene Langevin | |
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| 3rd Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | |
| Assumed office November 26, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Josephine P. Briggs |
| Personal details | |
| Education | McGill University |
| Website | Office of the Director |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurological Science |
| Institutions | University of Vermont College of Medicine |
Helene Langevin is Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
She was a professor in the University of Vermont College of Medicine's Department of Neurological Sciences. She is best known for characterizing certain cellular and mechanical effects of acupuncture. She was also a Professor in Residence of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Prior to working at NIH, Langevin was the Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, jointly owned by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Langevin was principal investigator of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.[1] The Boston Globe describes her as a "celebrity" in the world of acupuncture.[2]
- ^ Waring, Belle. "Langevin Explains Emerging Science of Connective Tissue". National Institutes of Health. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Chase, Stacey (November 26, 2006). "Point Taken". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2013.