# Inflammation and Metabolism Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · 2021 · $143,901

## Abstract

SUMMARY 
The Inflammation and Metabolism Core (IMC) is focused on developing instrumentation and infrastructure that 
are required to enable advanced approaches to studies of metabolic and inflammatory functions at the 
University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Science Center (HSC). Inflammation and metabolism are multi- 
faceted and systemic networks. Their study requires measurements involving complex mixtures of cells from 
multiple organs and tissues using animal or human tissue. IMC will establish an integrated resource of 
expertise, cutting-edge equipment, and training to assess metabolic and inflammatory readouts within animal 
models and tissues. To support the goals and the aims of the Autophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism (AIM) 
in Disease Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE), IMC will provide crucial new equipment for 
state-of-the-art assessment of inflammation and metabolism in whole animals. Furthermore, IMC will bring 
together disparate resources already existing at UNM HSC to enhance UNM investigator capability to study 
metabolism and inflammation. Each project that CoBRE mentored PIs (mPIs) propose requires metabolic or 
inflammatory assessment of unique animal models to perturb autophagy. IMC is essential to support these 
innovative studies. Experts in inflammation and metabolism will direct the core. IMC leadership will facilitate 
access to new and existing equipment. This centralization of resources and expertise will extend beyond 
CoBRE investigators and offer new opportunities and resources for investigators at UNM as well as in the 
region. IMC will support the following aims: 
Specific Aim 1. Create a centralized resource to assess inflammatory and metabolic dysfunction in animal 
models. 
Specific Aim 2. Support mPI research objectives and cultivate a new cohort of CoBRE investigators in their 
study of metabolic and inflammatory disorders. 
Specific Aim 3. Provide leadership to facilitate the increased utilization of metabolic and inflammatory 
measures as disease readouts.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10249119
- **Project number:** 5P20GM121176-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Judy Lin Cannon
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $143,901
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10249119

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10249119, Inflammation and Metabolism Core (5P20GM121176-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10249119. Licensed CC0.

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