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New MexicoClinical Research Resources Links ON THIS PAGE: University of New Mexico General Clinical Research Center Grant No. M01 RR00997 Special Assays, Services, or Tests ACTH Glucagon Special Resources, Instruments, or Services Anthropometry Hydrostatic weighing center with measurement of residual lung volume by
helium dilution Major Areas of InvestigationAging: Longitudinal study of aging process; body composition of the elderly; health status of elderly Hispanics. Endocrinology: Growth hormone action; regulation of FSH, LH, prolactin, estrogen, and testosterone secretion in acquired hypogonadism of aging and in athletes; pituitary-end-organ function in depressed patients; regulation of gene expression of corticotropin-releasing factor. Immunology: Tumor immunology; pathobiology; effects of aging on the immune system. Infectious Diseases: Therapies influencing HIV biology; long-term follow-up of hantavirus infection; papillomavirus infection inducing cervical dysplasia. Metabolism: Insulin delivery systems; counterregulatory hormones in type 1 and 2 diabetes; brittle diabetes; stable isotope studies of glucose production and disposal; glucose clamp investigations; diabetic complications: neuropathy; role of aldose reductase by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); brain energy metabolism during hypoglycemia; diabetes prevention program; minimal model in gestational diabetes; Diabetes Prevention Trial, type 1 diabetes. Neonatology: Pulsed Doppler flow; infections in newborns; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; cerebral hemorrhage in premature infants; adrenal function in newborns; neonatal pulmonary function; growth factors in neonates; high-frequency ventilation, oxygen utilization in newborns; erythropoietin and cytokine use in critically ill infants; NIH Neonatal Network studies. Nephrology: Hemodynamics of diabetic nephropathy; endothelin-1 and hypertension in end-stage renal disease. Neurology: Proton NMR spectroscopy of brain in multi-infarct dementia; natural history of multiple sclerosis by NMR; magnetoencephalography applications in stroke. Nutrition: Obesity; nutrition in the elderly. Oncology: Application of recombinant marrow-stimulating hormones in high-dose chemotherapy. Pediatrics: Protein and ketone turnover in critically ill infants and children; pharmacotherapy of acute asthma; mechanical ventilation and hemodynamics. Psychiatry: Treatment of schizophrenia; informed consents. Sports Medicine: Investigation of hydration in competitive athletes. Women and Minority Health: Health in elderly Hispanics; genetics of asthma in Hispanics; hypoglycemia in diabetic Zuni Indians; molecular epidemiology of breast cancer in New Mexico Hispanics; aldose reductase gene expression in Hispanics; stroke incidence among Hispanics and Native Americans; renal disease in Zuni Indians. Contact InformationFor information about this GCRC and how to access its resources, please contact: Administrative Manager Program Director Principal Investigator Associate Program Director Associate Program Director Human Protections Specialist GCRC Advisory Committee Chairperson Nurse Manager Nutrition Research Manager Research Coordinator/Outpatient Supervisor Laboratory Manager Biostatistician Computer Systems Manager |
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