Richard Hammerschlag PhD, has been fortunate to have had several research careers, starting with 25 years in neurobiology research, mainly at the City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte CA, where he served as Associate Chair, Division of Neurosciences. The next 10 years involved him in acupuncture and what was then called Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) research, based at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, OR, where he was Dean and founding Director of Research. During this latter decade, he played a supporting role in the societal shift in attitude toward, and usage of, CAM and integrative medicine, especially as a result of his leadership in creative research projects. These included a range of NIH-funded studies that involved conventional medicine/CAM collaborations, whole systems research and research education. During this period, he also served as co-president of the Society for Acupuncture Research and as an Executive Editor of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. At present, in his ‘retirement’, Richard is engaged in defining the emerging area of Biofield Physiology, as a Scholar with the NOVA Institute for Health, Baltimore, MD and as Senior Research Advisor for the Consciousness and Healing Initiative, La Jolla, CA.