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TexasClinical Research Resources Links ON THIS PAGE: Baylor College of MedicineChildren General Clinical Research Center Web site: http://www.bcm.edu/pediatrics/index.cfm Grant No. M01 RR00188 Special Assays, Services, or Tests Metabolic balances Special Resources, Instruments, or Services Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Major Areas of InvestigationAllergy and Immunology: AIDS Clinical Trials Group: vertical transmission of AIDS; heart and lung complications; audiologic function; oral manifestations; severe combined immunodeficiency disorders; asthma. Critical Care: Long-term outcomes of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients; work of breathing and mechanically ventilated patients: gastric intramucosal pH and predictor of cardiac output in children on mechanical ventilation; protein intake and nitrogen balance in PICU patients on total parenteral nutrition. Endocrinology: Metabolic role of hormones in pubertal growth; effects of hormones on calcium metabolism; studies in clinical disorders of hypopituitarism, Turner's syndrome, diabetes mellitus. Gene Therapy: Hepatic gene transplantation; gene therapy for pediatric AIDS; urea cycle disorders gene therapy; thymidine kinase gene therapy in children with brain tumors. Genetic Diseases: Urea cycle disorders; contiguous gene deletion syndromes (Smith-Magenis, Prader-Willi, DiGeorge, Angelmann, Potocki-Shaffer, and Williams syndromes, and Fabry disease). Infectious Diseases: Maternal-infant cytomegalovirus; Norwalk virus vaccine. Neonatal Nutrition: Gluconeogenesis in very-low-birthweight infants; Ca and P metabolism and skeletal mineralization; early feeding strategies and development in low-birthweight infants; sulfur amino acid metabolism in low-birthweight infants; quality of energy intake in low-birthweight infants; essential fatty acid metabolism in very-low-birthweight and term infants. Neurology: Hereditary ataxias; Rett syndrome. Oncology: Pharmacokinetics of chemotherapy in CNS tumors. Surgery: Islet cell transplantation. 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 Research Subject Advocate GCRC Advisory Committee Chairperson Nurse Manager, Pediatric Unit Core Laboratory Director Nutritionist Nutritionist Biostatistician Biostatistician University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston General Clinical Research Center Web site: http://www.utmb.edu/gcrc/ Grant No. M01 RR00073 Special Resources, Instruments, or Services Metabolic control unit Major areas of InvestigationCancer: Genetic susceptibility to environmental carcinogens; hyperthermia for treatment of advanced cancer. Cardiopulmonary Disorders: Hypertension; diabetes and cardiovascular disorders; dilated cardiomyopathy and growth hormone; obstructive sleep apnea; warfarin metabolism. Endocrinology: Insulin resistance, obesity, and diabetes mellitus; growth hormone, androgens, and muscle function in elderly; bone density and hormonal contraception; endocrine complications of closed head injury; endocrine effects of soy diets. Gastroenterology: Hepatitis C; hepatic steatosis; gastrointestinal myoelectric activity and motility; virtual colonoscopy. Genetics and Rare Diseases: Human porphyrias; angioneurotic edema; genetic polymorphisms and drug metabolism. Geriatrics: Androgen deficiency in elderly men; exercise, nutrition, and muscle function in the elderly. Infectious Diseases: Virologic and immunologic progression in HIV infection; therapies for HIV infection; aging and neuroimmune modulation of viral resistance; genetic and viral influences on otitis media in children; hepatitis C; emerging infectious diseases. Metabolism: Protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism; metabolic effects of burns and stress; effects of nutrition, exercise, and aging on muscle; insulin resistance; bed rest and microgravity; response to bolus intravenous infusions. Neurology: Hyperglycemia in ischemic stroke; sleep disorders after stroke. Nutrition: Soy diets, the endocrine system, and breast cancer; differential metabolism of dietary fatty acids. Space Medicine: Effects of bed rest and microgravity on bone, muscle, and drug metabolism. Women's Health: Bone density and hormonal contraception; assessment of uterine contractility and cervical ripening to predict delivery; ovarian steroids; diet and risk for breast cancer; effectiveness of pap smear follow-up. Wound Healing: Metabolic stress and treatment of burned children; childhood psychosocial development, rehabilitation, and sleep abnormalities after burns. Contact InformationFor information about this GCRC and how to access its resources, please contact: Administrative Manager Program Director Principal Investigator Associate Program Director Assistant Program Director Research Subject Advocate GCRC Advisory Committee Chairperson Nurse Manager Nutrition Research Manager Biostatistician Computer Systems Manager |
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