Helen Langevin

Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Langevin is the 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 and a Professor in Residence of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital

She has made significant contributions to the field of complementary and integrative medicine. Langevin is best known for characterizing certain cellular and mechanical effects of acupuncture and has been described as a "celebrity" in the world of acupuncture. Her research focuses on the role of connective tissue in low back pain and the mechanisms of acupuncture, manual, and movement-based therapies.

Langevin has authored several research papers on the subject of connective tissue biology and has been the principal investigator of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.

She is a respected authority in the field of complementary and integrative medicine and has contributed significantly to our understanding of the role of connective tissue in pain and healing.

She has given presentations on the subject of whole person and whole planet health and has explored the intersection of science and spirituality.

• 2021
  Implementation Science Methodologies for Complementary and Integrative Health Research
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• 2013
  Purine receptor mediated actin cytoskeleton remodeling of human fibroblasts
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