UNTHSC RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES
Health Institutes of Texas (HIT)
Cardiovascular Research Institute (CRI)
Center For Community Health (CCH)
Center for Commercialization of Fluorescence Technologies (CCFT)
Focused on Resources for her Health Education and Research (FOR HER)
Institute for Aging and Alzheimer s Disease Research (IAADR)
Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders (ICBD)
North Texas Eye Research Institute (NTERI)
Physical Medicine Institute (PMI)
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Health Institutes of Texas (HIT)
The Health Institutes of Texas (HIT) was formed in 2006 in response to UNTHSC s growing expertise in public health, interdisciplinary scientific research, medical education and health care delivery. HIT provides the University with an innovative way to translate information and research into new models of care and provider training.
Currently UNTHSC has ten active research institutes and centers.
Cardiovascular Research Institute (CRI)
The Cardiovascular Research Institute (CRI) is a multidisciplinary institute with a goal of promoting basic and clinical research, clinical advancement and community outreach programs in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease.
Center For Community Health (CCH)
This research center promotes and fosters interdisciplinary broad-based partnerships to conduct policy-relevant health research and enhance community capacity for prevention ultimately leading to elimination of health disparities in the North Texas area.
Center for Commercialization of Fluorescence Technologies (CCFT)
The Center for Commercialization of Fluorescence Technologies (CCFT) goal is to efficiently transfer new technologies for commercialization and fast utilization of fluorescence technologies by the public.
FOR HER (Focused on Resources for her Health, Education and Research)
FOR HER s mission is to improve women s health across the spectrum of ages and cultures through excellence in clinical care, research and education.
Institute for Aging and Alzheimer s Disease Research (IAADR)
The Institute for Aging and Alzheimer s Disease Research (IAADR) promotes research into the basic mechanisms and clinical assessment of preventable brain aging and translates these results into application for the welfare of the citizens of Fort Worth, the Metroplex and the Nation.
Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders (ICBD)
Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders mission is to eliminate cancer through excellence in research, prevention, patient care, education, and service to rural and other citizens of Texas and beyond. This institute houses the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) which serves as the focus for academic leadership in all aspects of cancer research and education within UNTHSC and surrounding areas of Fort Worth and North Texas.
North Texas Eye Research Institute (NTERI)
The North Texas Eye Research Institute (NTERI) is dedicated to preserving vision and curing eye disease through promotion of interdisciplinary research teams.
Physical Medicine Institute (PMI)
The mission of the Physical Medicine Institute (PMI) is to promote basic and clinical research, education, clinical practice and community outreach programs in the prevention, diagnoses, treatment and rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal disease of human beings of all ages.
Primary Care Research Institute (PCRI)
Improving the health of Texas citizens through interdisciplinary primary care, public health research and education is the mission of the Primary Care Research Institute (PCRI)
The Texas Center for Health Disparities (TCHD)
The Texas Center for Health Disparities (TCHD) is an NIH-designated EXPORT center established in September of 2005 to prevent, reduce and eliminate health disparities in our communities through research, education and community relations.
This page last updated Aug 20, 2008
