GENERAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER

德克萨斯大学健康科学临床研究中心 中心和赫尔曼医院提供了一个独特的环境， 调查 德克萨斯大学医学院的教师们迅速地 认识到这一多学科的优势和重要性， 该设备提供了对实验条件的细致控制， 准确监测生物现象，并适当收集和 处理有价值的标本。 主要研究领域包括： 1.人巨噬细胞对纤维化反应的功能分析 微粒 2. HIV对血友病儿童生长发育的影响。 3.定位和表征的基因负责 结节性硬化症 4.微小隐孢子虫对成年人的寄生性。 5.一种更方便、简单的诊断远端 肾小管性酸中毒 6.分析胶原蛋白合成异常是否是导致 家族性主动脉瘤 7.粘膜和细胞介导的免疫应答、病毒 脱落，和腹泻的病理生理学在实验诺瓦克 病毒性胃肠炎。 8. HIV感染患者肌病的特征。 9.正电子发射断层扫描代谢成像作为早期 多模式癌症治疗的有效性指数。 10.新生儿半乳糖代谢和氧化速率的测定 婴儿。 研究人员来自临床和基础科学部门 包括科学学科的多样化专业知识。 结果 这些临床研究将对诊断产生影响， 临床疾病的治疗。

The Clinical Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center and Hermann Hospital provides a unique environment for clinical investigation. The faculty of the University of Texas Medical School has rapidly appreciated the advantage and importance of having this multidisciplinary facility which provides meticulous control of experimental conditions, accurate monitoring of biologic phenomena, and proper collection and handling of valuable specimens. Major research areas will include: 1. Analysis of human macrophage function in response to fibrogenic particulates. 2. Effects of HIV on growth and development of hemophiliac children. 3. Localization and characterizations of the genes responsible for tuberous sclerosis. 4. Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum for adult humans. 5. Validation of a more convenient and simple method to diagnose distal renal tubular acidosis. 6. Analysis of whether abnormal collagen synthesis is responsible for familial aortic aneurysms. 7. Investigation of the mucosal and cell mediated immune response, viral shedding, and the pathophysiology of diarrhea in experimental Norwalk Virus gastroenteritis. 8. Characterization of myopathy in patients with HIV infection. 9. Use of positron emission tomography metabolic imaging as an early index of the effectiveness of multi-modal cancer therapy. 10. Measurement of galactose disposal and oxidation rates in newborn infants. The investigators are from clinical and basic science departments encompassing a diversified expertise in scientific disciplines. Results from these clinical investigations will have impacts on the diagnosis and treatment of clinical disorders.