Genesis of the UIC Botanical Center
The U.S. Congress Recognizes Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The
U.S. Congress recognized the increased consumer use of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM), which prompted the formation of the National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), and subsequently
recognizing the vast use of dietary supplements among Americans, appropriated funds
for the establishment of the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) to develop
botanical research centers in major research institutions across the United
states. The UIC/NIH Botanical Center is
currently one of five, NIH supported centers. The UIC Center grant was renewed
in 2010.
Above: Guido F. Pauli, UIC Botanical Center Co-Director, with Emeritus Professor Harry H.S. Fong and the late Professor Norman R. Farnsworth (right), founding Director of the UIC/NIH Botanical Center