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As a leader in the field of integrative care, the Osher Center for Integrative Health at UC is involved in several federally and foundation funded research projects. We are currently investigating mind-body and food-as-medicine interventions.
Harini is a Principal Research Associate with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Harini has a Master’s degree in Health Administration & Planning from the University of Cincinnati with a primary focus on Health Services Research. Her specialization is in quantitative research methods, data analysis, database design, and application support. She has over ten years of experience in managing research projects and assists UC faculty, residents, and medical students with their research.
Sian Cotton, PhD, founding director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health and the Turner Farm Foundation Chair at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, is a licensed clinical psychologist. A Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Division Director for Integrative Medicine, Dr. Cotton has an active research lab with ongoing clinical studies focusing primarily on mindfulness-based interventions and integrative medicine practice-based research. She is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Academic Consortium of Integrative Medicine and Health, a group of over 85 leading academic health centers, and served as 1 of 8 Congress Co-Presidents for the 2nd World Congress on Integrative Medicine in Rome, September 2023. Dr. Cotton is often invited to speak with community organizations and businesses, healthcare audiences, and academics about mind-body medicine for stress reduction, and preventive and wellness-based approaches to healthcare.
Ying Wang, MD, PhD, Osher Center Research Director and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Wang holds the Carrie K. Hayden Endowed Chair in Integrative Oncology.
Dr. Wang brings an exceptional international and interdisciplinary background. She earned her medical degree in Integrative Medicine from Xinjiang Medical University in China, a master’s degree in Acupuncture Science from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and a PhD in molecular pain research from the University of Wuerzburg in Germany. She later completed postdoctoral training in translational and clinical research at the University of Minnesota.
As an NIH-funded investigator, Dr. Wang focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms and clinical efficacy of acupuncture-based integrative pain management, particularly for patients living with sickle cell disease. Her clinical and research interests center on advancing evidence-based, non-opioid, and non-addictive approaches to pain management and optimizing their integration into conventional medicine for patients with clinical pain disorders, with a particular interest in the development of Integrative Oncology.
Dr. Wang's research team includes:
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Current and previous funding sources include National Institute of Child Health and Development, Cincinnati Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and foundation grants.
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