NCIRE - The Northern California Institute for Research and Education

Congratulations to NCIRE-supported Principal Investigator, Dr. Michael Steinman, for receiving the George F. Archambault Award from the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists! The Archambault Award is the Society’s highest honor, conferred to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to consultant or senior care pharmacy practice through one or more specific areas of achievement. Winners of this award are selected by past Archambault Award recipients. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eS_BhcaX

This National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15th to October 15th, NCIRE joins the VA in honoring the history, cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. The VA’s 2024 special observance theme “Embracing Differences, Fostering Trust” highlights the critical role of trust in building authentic relationships, promoting understanding, and empowering diverse communities to share their stories and perspectives. NCIRE encourages everyone to use this month as an opportunity to cultivate trust, amplify diverse voices, and work to create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with October 13th observed as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, and October 18th as Mammography Day. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, no matter their race or ethnicity. Though not as prevalent, men are also affected by the disease, with less than 1% of all breast cancer cases occurring in men. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers full-service oncology treatment that includes imaging, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and other advanced state of the art treatments as needed, either on site, or referred into the community. VA patients are eligible for enrollment into clinical trials. NCIRE thanks those in the Research Community who work tirelessly to treat and investigate Breast Cancer; and encourages you to get your yearly mammogram. For resource and information on Breast Health services provided by Veterans Affairs visit: https://lnkd.in/gvbgCXDX

September 25th is National Research Administrators Day! Research administrators provide vital support to the Research Community, powering the engine towards great scientific discoveries that benefit the global community! Research administrators have been an important part of the nearly 100-year history of Veterans Affairs (VA) Research and Development. Among each Principal Investigator is a dedicated team of research administrators who are the pillar workforce that makes health care discoveries, advancement, and innovations possible. NCIRE thanks the research administrators of the San Francisco VA Health Care System and University of California, San Francisco Research Community for their part in advancing medical research that improves the lives of our Veterans and the community at large! If you know a great research administrator, today is the day to recognize their tireless contributions. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/eXSVmgx

Volume XXIV of the NCIRE DNA (Details News Awards) newsletter is now available and can be found under the NCIRE Resources tab link in the upper right corner of www.ncire.org.

POW/MIA Recognition Day, commemorated on the third Friday of September, was first observed 1979 with a remembrance ceremony at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), more than 83,000 service members are missing from conflicts from World War II to the present time. Of that number, the majority (more than 73,000) are missing from World War II. This day serves as a call to action, reminding the Nation to rededicate our efforts for bringing our patriots home and for caring for our military families awaiting word of their loved ones. NCIRE honors the members of the United States Armed Forces bravely served and were captured or not yet found to make the journey home. Read More: https://lnkd.in/eMZ4ZV_2

The United States Air Force celebrates its 77th birthday today! September 18th is the anniversary of the passage of the National Security Act of 1947. That legislation created what would later become to known as the United States Department of Defense which would establish the United States Air Force as a separate branch of military service. NCIRE honors the U.S. Airforce service members and its Veterans who have been a vital part of its 77-year history. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gmmai6Y2

Listen: NCIRE-supported Dr. Judith Ford featured in the PBS program ‘Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein’ NCIRE-supported Principal Investigator Dr. Judith Ford shares vital information about metabolic psychiatry in Season 9 Episode 1 of the PBS program ‘Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein’. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gxjnxGMN

Twenty-three years ago, on September 11, 2001, the world drastically changed within a matter of minutes. Nearly 3,000 souls were lost that day in the largest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum provides a virtual guide to the 911 Memorial & Museum built at the site of the terrorist attack in New York. Visit https://lnkd.in/dAPf_vx4 NCIRE honors the lives lost on September 11th, and in the years that followed through the subsequent conflict, and health complications experienced by those brave First Responders. You will forever be remembered.

Congratulations to NCIRE-supported Principal Investigator Dr. Daniel Mathalon for being recognized by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with its J. Elliott Royer Award for Excellence in Psychiatry! The Royer Award for Excellence in Academic Psychiatry is awarded to Dr. Daniel Mathalon in recognition of his long track record of outstanding contributions as a mentor, educator, clinician, and researcher to the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS) and the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS). The award will be presented at the UCSF Psychiatry faculty meeting on September 17, 2024. Read More: https://lnkd.in/g7HtfNWY