UPR/MSC CURRENT PROJECTS

AND ACTIVITIES

Selected Campus Projects Relevant to Women's Health

Clinical Research Center

The goals of the Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative (RCRII) Program at the Medical Sciences Campus are: 1) To provide self-supported infrastructure for clinical research, including appropriate physical facilities, as well as administrative and research support services; 2) To enhance the research potential of current and new clinical research faculty and to encourage collaborative research between clinical and basic investigators; 3) To target research programs or areas for development. The Clinical Research Center is currently in its third year (1997-1998). Support services are located in a facility adjacent to the University Hospital. The area includes examination and infusion rooms, research nurse stations, administrative offices, a core laboratory, and a biostatistics unit.

The Division of Clinical Research Faculty Development focuses on identifying mechanisms for stimulating the participation of faculty and medical students in clinical research through activities such as seminars, off-campus research experiences, exchange with consultants and mentors, training programs, and collaboration with basic scientists.

The Division of Clinical Research Development aids investigators in competing successfully for external funding.

Clinical Research Projects of interest to women's health include:

Does Responsiveness of Human Breast Carcinoma Cells to IL-3 Increase their Bone-Metastatic Potential?

Collaborative Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Steroids on Reduction of Neonatal Morbidity

Prevention of Nursing Caries in Puerto Rican Children

Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Thyroxine and Steroids on Reduction of Neonatal Morbidity

Hormonal Screen of Hirsute Women in a Puerto Rican Population

Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Study of Pramipexole vs. Placebo in Levodopa Treated Parkinson's Disease Patients of African, Asian, and Hispanic Heritage