| Despite their tiny size, bacteria can communicate. They exchange signals with cells in the human body, including those in the nervous system and immune system. These interactions may play roles in chronic pain and inflammatory diseases. On Monday, June 10, at 11 a.m. ET, Dr. Isaac Chiu of Harvard Medical School will visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to talk about his cutting-edge research on the interactions of microbes, the nervous system, and the immune system in health and disease. His lecture, "Bacteria Get on Your Nerves: How Bugs Modulate Pain and Immunity," will be streamed online on NIH Videocast and Facebook. This talk is part of NCCIH's Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series. Dr. Chiu, an assistant professor in Harvard's department of immunology, was a 2016 recipient of an NIH Director's New Innovator Award, supported by the NIH Common Fund and NCCIH. This award, part of NIH's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, supports exceptionally creative early-career investigators who propose innovative, high-impact projects. | 
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