As one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, Texas Biomedical Research Institute is dedicated to advancing the health of our global community through innovative biomedical research.
Principal Investigator(s)
Cole, Shelley A.
Funded by
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
This study proposes to investigate the prospective association and determinants of Telomere attrition and Diabetes Risk in American Indians using an existing, well-defined, longitudinal cohort, the Strong Heart Family Study. Results will provide valuable data regarding biological Aging and Diabetes in American Indians and other ethnic groups as well.
As one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, Texas Biomedical Research Institute is dedicated to advancing the health of our global community through innovative biomedical research.
Principal Investigator(s)
Anderson, Timothy J. C.
Funded by
NIH-PMS
Collaborating Institutions
University of Notre Dame
Gene copy number variation (CNV) is ubiquitous in eukaryotic genomes and the resultant dosage changes can play an important role in determining phenotype. We aim to define the extent, evolutionary dynamics and functionality of CNV in the malaria parasite genome (Plasmodium falciparum). To achieve this we will use comparative genomic hybridization (cGH) which provides an efficient tool for assaying both CNV and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and is particularly effective in haploid genomes.
As one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, Texas Biomedical Research Institute is dedicated to advancing the health of our global community through innovative biomedical research.
Principal Investigator(s)
Carrion, Ricardo
Funded by
Fisher BioServices
TxBiomed will furnish the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment and facilities to perform vaccine testing using the MVA-BN-Marv vaccine against 3 viruses.
As one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, Texas Biomedical Research Institute is dedicated to advancing the health of our global community through innovative biomedical research.
Principal Investigator(s)
Cole, Shelley A.
Funded by
University of North Carolina
TxBiomed will direct the Strong Heart Study component of the Genetic Epidemiology of Causal Variants Across the Life Course consortium. Dr. Cole will select variants to be investigated further.
As one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, Texas Biomedical Research Institute is dedicated to advancing the health of our global community through innovative biomedical research.
Principal Investigator(s)
Brasky, Kathleen M.
Funded by
University of Texas at San Antonio
TxBiomed will provide marmosets, animal technicians and listening equipment in order to correlate Age and sex with the sounds a Marmoset primate makes.
As one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, Texas Biomedical Research Institute is dedicated to advancing the health of our global community through innovative biomedical research.
Principal Investigator(s)
Cole, Shelley A.
Funded by
NIH-PMS
Collaborating Institutions
University of North Carolina
The long-term goal of the Strong Heart Family Study is to detect, map, and identify polymorphic genes that influence variation in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other related disorders that are major health problems in American Indians.
