INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ON HEALTH SCIENCES
2nd International
Consulting Board Meeting
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ON HEALTH SCIENCES
Mision
“To generate scientific and technological knowledge
applied to the resolution of priorities of the local,
national and international public health, in the
following areas : Human Virology, Neurosciences and
Molecular Medicine, Nutrition, Metabolic and Genetic
Diseases, Environmental Health, Pharmacology,
Biotechnology and Innovation; contributing to the
development of qualified multidisciplinary researchers,
innovative and competitive whom enrich
the
University, and promote the progress of the State and
the Country in the international context”.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ON HEALTH SCIENCES
Vision
To become a Center of Excellence attached to the
national and international highest standards of
quality, for scientists and researchers development,
for generation of knowledge, innovation
and
technological development in health.
According to globalization process and international
collaboration that reinforces the scientific and
technological quality of the Universidad Autonoma de
Nuevo Leon, and positions the State of Nuevo Leon
as an international level leader.
FEATURES
• Created within the UANL 2012 Vision
and Knowledge City Project.
• Multidisciplinary integrated organism of the University.
• Center of Excellence on modern technology.
• Tied to the highest international prestige Research
Organisms.
• Promotor of scientific and technological knowledge.
• Promotion and development of new researchers.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ON HEALTH SCIENCES
Facilities
• Located on the Medical
Campus.
• Six store building including
basement.
• Total surface of 7,717 m2
• Expansion capacity
• Usable surface of 838 m2 on each
floor
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ON HEALTH SCIENCES
CTY OF THE KNOWLEDGE
UANL
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE,
NATIONAL AND
INTERNACIONAL
FINANCIAL SOURCES
PRODUCTIVE SECTOR
RESEARCH CENTER
UNITS
UNIVERSITY
SCHOOLS
*Human Virology
*Molecular Medicine and
Neuroscience
*Metabolic and Genetic Diseases
*Enviromental Health and
Pharmacology
*Biotechnology and Innovation
INTERNAL
AND
EXTERNAL
BOARDS
COMMON RESOURCES
Training and
Education
Bioethics and
Safety
Statistics and
Public Health
Animal House and
Research Lab
Management
Clinical Area
Human Virology Unit
(Biosafety Lab Level III)
Research Areas:
• Retrovirus, Tuberculosis and AIDS, West Nile Virus.
• Hepatitis C, Human Papiloma Virus.
• Development of Vaccines (AIDS, Herpes 1 and 2, Oncogenic
viruses).
• Neurovirology and others agents.
Internacional Partnerships:
Institute for Human Virology (U. Maryland, Dr. Robert Gallo),
National Institute for Agronomic Research, France; Hebrew
University of Israel, University of North Carolina, Harvard School
of Public Health.
Unit for Neurosciences
and Molecular Medicine
Research Areas:
•
Disease Mechanisms, New Therapies and Gene Substitution.
•
Amniotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Gene and
Immune Therapy Against Brain Tumors.
•
Evaluation of New Therapies in Neuropsychology.
International Partnerships:
National Institutes of Health, Massachusetts General Hospital,
McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School), Pan-American
Society of Neurovirology, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).
Unit for Nutrition, Metabolic
and Genetic Diseases
Research Areas:
•
Obesity’s Prevention, Role of Leptin in Child Obesity.
•
Obesity and Metabolism, Obesity and Genetics, Cancer and
Nutrition.
•
Genetics of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases.
•
Comorbidity of Obesity.
•
Psychosocial Factors and Lifestyle.
International Partnerships:
Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health,
National Institutes of Health, Texas Woman’s University.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Pan
–American Health Organization.
Unit for Environmental Health
and Pharmacology
Research Areas:
•
Exposure to Pollutants, Child Exposure to Pesticides.
•
Respiratory, Oncologic
Enviromental Pollutants.
•
Antineoplastic Drugs.
•
Environment and Health; Risk and Protective Factors, Chronicity
and Self-Care.
•
Drug Abuse, Excercise and Movility.
and
Neuromotor
Diseases
due
to
International Partnerships:
Harvard School of Public Health, National Institutes of Health,
Texas A&M University, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).
Unit for Biotechnology and Innovation
Research Areas:
•
Development of vaccines; virologic tests, genetic testing, disease
biomarkers.
•
Production, upscaling and purification of recombinant proteins.
•
Development of new generation of Probiotics for medical use.
•
Industrial biotechnology,
Pharmaceutical sciences.
•
Caracterization of Dental pulp components for stem cell culture.
applied
to
Health
sciences
and
International Partnerships:
Harvard School of Public Health, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
Universidad of Baylor at Dallas, MD Anderson Hospital, Houston,
Texas.
INTEGRATED SCHOOLS OF THE
UNIVERSITY
School of Biological Sciences
School of Chemistry Sciences
School of Nursing
School of Medicine
School of Veterinary Medicine and Zootecnic
School of Dentistry
School of Psychology
School of Nutrition and Public Health
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMITEES
• Internal Comitee integrated by local researchers,
experts on different areas of knowledge .
• External Comitee integrated by outstanding
international researchers.
• International Consulting Board.
• Activities: technical consulting, selection of priorities,
project design, identification of financing sources.
COMMON AREAS
Education and Training
• Auditorium, intelligent classrooms, virtual education and
technology, training laboratory, interconnection with
Units.
• Entailment with the National Library of Medicine of NIH.
• Doctorate and Postdoctorate Programs tied to the
University Schools.
COMMON AREAS
Bioethics and Safety
• Fulfillment of legal, ethical and safety demands of
international agreements for education, and laboratories
of clinical research on human and animals.
•Level III Biosafety Lab (Unit of Human Virology).
COMMON AREAS
Statistics on Clinical Research and Public
Health
•Statistical handling
Component.
of
Data
and
Community
• Service of support in the biostatistics area and
epidemiology guaranteeing the scientific validity
•Service of community connection, provision and
location of patients, follow-up of cases, evaluation of
community interventions.
COMMON AREAS
Clinical Research Area
• Infrastructure for clinical research.
• Support services for the patients
• Link to the INH Clinical Center.
COMMON AREAS
Laboratory of Animal Experimentation
(Animal House and Research Lab)
• To provide animal species required for Units, according
research lines, including primates and non primates.
• Surgical room and special laboratories for transgenic
mice.
• Link with the School of Veterinary Medicine.
COMMON AREAS
Management
• Human resources, finances, purchases and
supplies, maintenance and general services,
communication and image.
• Search of financing sources and mechanisms of
self-sustainability.
WORK PLAN
2005
STAGES
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Research group selection
2
Master Plan
3
Internal and External Boards
4
Colaboration Agreements
5
Building Construction
6
Center Equipment
7
Initial Operations
2006
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BUDGET
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Building construction
Equipment
TOTAL
6.1
20.5
US 26.6 mill