Mission
The mission of the BBRC is to attain health equity for our community by utilizing the infrastructure and expertise of BBRC faculty and staff to ensure the success of this interdisciplinary and translational research agenda.
The BBRC, through collaborative efforts with nearby institutions, healthcare systems, physicians, and community partners has become the nexus of translational research that addresses the biomedical and health disparities of the bicultural population of the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez region of the Texas-Mexico border. The BBRC will continue to positively impact the number of Hispanic scientists and students participating, in cancer and health disparities research to advance science in the 21st century both locally and globally.
The BBRC has prioritized research in Hispanic cancer-related health disparities. The BBRC also supports multi-user research facilities housed under the Research Infrastructure Core (RIC) and Cellular Characterization and Biorepository (CCB) Unit and include Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Biomolecule Analysis and Omics, and Genomic Analysis.
The BBRC is supported by the Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program (RCMI), administered by the National Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health. Congressionally mandated in 1985, the RCMI program strives to lessen the disparity in health status between minority and majority populations by enhancing the capacity of eligible institutions to conduct biomedical and behavioral research. 成人头条 established the Border Biomedical Research Center in 1992 to carry out this important mission. The program involves faculty from the Colleges of Science, Health Sciences, and the School of Pharmacy through the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, Pharmacy, and Social Work.
The Border Biomedical Research Center is funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health. Grant number: U54 MD007592