NM-INSPIRES: inspiring a healthier New Mexico
May 15, 2023 - Savannah Peat
A new, cross-campus innovation is going to improve the health and livelihood of New Mexico communities.
The inspiring program is called none other than NM-INSPIRES. It all began within the National Institutes of Health (NIH,) and its Environmental Health Science Division.
The NIEHS through its Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers program has provided infrastructure support to universities across the country for more than 50 years. Currently, there are 22 centers including NM-INSPIRES.
“I just think this center is very unique. The aim of it is to guide and support environmental health research, provide leadership in environmental health, foster collaborations, innovations, support new ideas, and provide a career development for new leaders who are interested in environmental health sciences.” NM-INSPIRES Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Director and UNM College of Pharmacy Professor Sarah Blossom said.
NM-INSPIRES, (the New Mexico Integrative Science Program Incorporating Research in Environmental Sciences) is housed within the College of Pharmacy, but includes a strong collaboration with UNM’s main campus.
Its mission and vision is to support NIH funded investigators conducting basic and translational studies, develop future investigators, and address the needs and health concerns of Southwest communities relating to environmental exposures.
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