Abstract

The University's long-term research goals are to strengthen all science departments and become one of the best regional universities in the United States. The Advisory Committee supports and affirms the expansion of the RIMI program to include other science departments and the recently approved School of Pharmacy. The expansion of the RIMI program will allow the University to develop Ph.D. programs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University in College Station are in the initial stage of discussion of a joint Ph.D. program. The NIH/RIMI program will allow the University to achieve its long-term goals in a shorter period of time by hiring faculty that will have the resources to write competitive grants. Once the School of Pharmacy is fully establish the University can start planning for an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in biological sciences. The overall goals for the new RIMI program have not changed but a priority was set to expand into other areas of science. The University has identified the Departments of Psychology/Sociology, Animal and Wildlife Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, NTRC, and the School of Pharmacy as those areas that will be strengthened over the next 10 years.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
9P20MD000216-01
Application #
6600784
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZMD1-TC (05))
Program Officer
Hunter, Deloris
Project Start
2002-09-30
Project End
2007-09-29
Budget Start
2002-09-30
Budget End
2003-09-29
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$820,009
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Department
Biology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
City
Kingsville
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
78363

  Publications

Teklemariam, Takele; Seoane, Agustin I; Ramos, Carla J et al. (2011) Functional analysis of a recombinant PIII-SVMP, GST-acocostatin; an apoptotic inducer of HUVEC and HeLa, but not SK-Mel-28 cells. Toxicon 57:646-56
Seoane, Agustin I; Tran, Victoria L; Sanchez, Elda E et al. (2010) The mojastin mutant Moj-DM induces apoptosis of the human melanoma SK-Mel-28, but not the mutant Moj-NN nor the non-mutated recombinant Moj-WN. Toxicon 56:391-401
O'Gorman, C W; Stanko, R L; Keisler, D H et al. (2010) Effects of acute fasting and age on leptin and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma production relative to fat depot in immature and mature pigs. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 94:e266-76
Salazar, Ana Maria; Guerrero, Belsy; Cantu, Bruno et al. (2009) Venom variation in hemostasis of the southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helleri): isolation of hellerase. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 149:307-16
Jia, Ying; Cantu, Bruno A; Sanchez, Elda E et al. (2008) Complementary DNA sequencing and identification of mRNAs from the venomous gland of Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma. Toxicon 51:1457-66
Giron, Maria E; Salazar, Ana M; Aguilar, Irma et al. (2008) Hemorrhagic, coagulant and fibrino(geno)lytic activities of crude venom and fractions from mapanare (Bothrops colombiensis) snakes. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 147:113-21
Aguilar, Irma; Guerrero, Belsy; Maria Salazar, Ana et al. (2007) Individual venom variability in the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus cumanensis. Toxicon 50:214-24
Sanchez, Elda E; Galan, Jacob A; Powell, Randy L et al. (2005) Disintegrin, hemorrhagic, and proteolytic activities of Mohave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus venoms lacking Mojave toxin. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 141:124-32