The Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an annual lecture that brings leading figures in science and medicine to NIH to speak about their perspective on the field of complementary and alternative medicine. It is made possible by a fund Established by Bernard and Barbro Osher in 2006 honoring the late Dr. Stephen E. Straus, the founding director of NIH’s National Institute of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Open to the public, the lecture is videocast and archived on the NCCAM Web site.