Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center
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The Miami Metabolomic Research Support Group (MMRSG)
MMRSG is a non-profit philanthropic organization registered under 501(C)(3).
Our main objective is to support higher education, and generate funds and awareness for the Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center (MIMRC) at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Medical Campus in South Florida. This is in accordance with the requirements set by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center (MIMRC)
Metabolomics plays a role in understanding the metabolic alterations associated with diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders, and metabolic syndromes. By studying metabolic pathways and the changes in metabolite concentrations, researchers can gain insights into disease mechanisms and potentially identify new therapeutic targets in holistic and preventive treatment and personalized medicine.
MIMRC focuses on metabolic analogs which currently stand as the most effective means of developing FDA-approved drugs. MIMRC members are highly accomplished biomedical researchers; acknowledged by NIH, and top rated physicians.
They collaborate with medical students, Ph.D. researchers, and worldwide lead researchers from renowned biotech labs to facilitate comprehensive scientific exploration in the domains of proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics. MIMRC provides a venue with an extended range of services and a breeding ground for cross-disciplinary interactions uniting researchers from diverse fields to generate a greater impact all within a single location in Miami.
Please support advance healthcare Metabolomic research at MIMRC to eradicate deadly diseases.
Their research encompasses a wide spectrum of diseases, including neurodegeneration, cancer, age-related endocrine and metabolomic diseases, among others.
Led by Dr. Sanjoy Bhattacharya, a group of multidisciplinary researchers and physicians utilize advanced instrumentation, including imaging mass spectrometry, super-resolution structured illumination, and asymmetric ion mobility instruments
MMRSG AND MIMRC COLLABORATION
The Miami Metabolomic Research Support Group (MMRSG) is a non-profit organization with a 501 C3 status.
MMRSG's main objective is to support MIMRC researchers by effectively gathering funds from the communities and corporate donors. We are committed to creating a philanthropic program that can sustain itself through various fundraising efforts, including corporate donations, fundraisers, educational events, and PR campaigns.
With the collected funds, we will ensure that MIMRC's equipment and facilities are well-maintained and readily available to researchers throughout the year.
Several research facilities require additional funding beyond what they receive from the National Institute of Health (NIH). MIMRC and MMRSG mentors STEM students in science and entrepreneurship. We welcome local biomedical researchers to share our facilities for their experiments, data analysis, and other services.
TAX DEDUCTIBLE ID number is 83-4643804
Contributions to the Miami Metabolomics Research Support Group are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Why Support MIMRC and Join MMRSG
MMRSG and MIMRC collaborate to create a thriving ecosystem for education, internship, entrepreneurship, and engaging in healthcare research.
Investing in our students can create an ecosystem that produces future high-level research scientists, physicians, and healthcare professionals who can make significant contributions to society.
Internships and job opportunities
Sponsorship will not only support our students but also give gifted students from schools and colleges the opportunity to engage in research in our labs. They will learn practical skills in big data analysis, program new algorithms, and use software creatively to obtain accurate and useful data from the research labs. This exposure will help students realize their full potential and prepare them for future careers.
Proposal for business sponsors
Our lab's contributions to creating medicines to combat life-threatening and debilitating diseases like Alzheimer's, stroke, and neuropathy are substantial. By leveraging these contributions for branding purposes, we can make Miami and South Florida stronger and more recognized for their positive impact on healthcare. This recognition will help attract more talented individuals and investment to our region, ultimately benefiting society.
Donors can contribute towards a better quality of life
We prioritize Metabolomics research, which is crucial for creating FDA-approved drugs. Metabolomics research involves the study of biomes from small samples, allowing us to better understand diseases and develop effective treatments. By supporting this research, we can make significant strides in the fight against diseases and improve the quality of life for many individuals.
Visit MIMRC labs in Miami
See firsthand the significance and joy of supporting senior and early-stage researchers who are committed to uncovering advanced treatments and remedies for various life-threatening ailments like Alzheimer’s disease, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, impaired vision, and hypertension, among others.
Pursuing these goals has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, improve patient outcomes, and contribute to a healthier and more sustainable future.
Event on August 16, 2023
Make a difference in the fight against Alzheimer's &
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN)
Join us on August 16th, 2023 from 2 pm to 5 pm for an exclusive tour of our labs and presentations on
Repurposing Axon Regeneration and Metabolites to treat blindness and Alzheimer’s
Visit our nationally recognized #1 leading biomedical research facilities situated at
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Meet with community leaders and biomedical researchers for networking
RSVP by August 14, 2023 with Miami Metabolomics Research Support Group
MMRSG Goals
Our objective is to raise awareness and promote the importance of MIMRC in advancing healthcare research and practices through community events, fundraisers, and volunteer assistance. Moreover, we aim to promote community advancement by creating opportunities for growth and development. It is essential to inform the public about these initiatives.
The funds are utilized effectively for various purposes, such as providing crucial support for the purchase of chemicals and supplies and offering necessary partial salary assistance to students, research assistants, and research associates. Furthermore, the funds are also required for instrument repairs and upgrades that are essential for uninterrupted advanced research procedures like axon regeneration, which holds the potential to eradicate many deadly diseases.
MMRSG MISSION
Miami Metabolomic Research Support Group (MMRSG) is a non-profit organization that provides additional funding through community involvement for MIMRC researchers.
Our mission is to generate a self-sustaining philanthropic program that can collect donations, gifts, and funds through fundraisers, corporate gifting, events, and campaigns to provide MIMRC access to funds needed to ensure the upkeep and maintenance of equipment and additional needs to ensure that researchers have sustained research facilities and funds required every year.
PURPOSE
PRIMARY
1. Raise funds for the maintenance of biomedical research lab instruments
SECONDARY
2. Volunteers from schools and colleges will be involved in MMRSG to take charge of community outreach programs in underserved populations. Our programs will promote better healthcare practices and advanced medical treatments based on metabolomic research studies.
3. We offer additional financial assistance to college research students and interns who wish to work in a productive environment.
4. Support underrepresented researchers with funds
5. Create MMRSG Chapters in Schools & Colleges to organize fundraisers and also mentor STEM students in biomedical sciences and leadership programs with community engagement
Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center (MIMRC)
METABOLOMICS RESEARCH is shaping the
future of Healthcare
Drug Discovery and Development:
Metabolomics plays a role in drug development by identifying drug targets, assessing drug efficacy, and studying the metabolic effects of drugs on living systems. Metabolomic profiling aids in understanding drug metabolism, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics.
Significance of Metabolomics Research
Metabolomics research is dedicated to transforming healthcare through a visionary approach that focuses on:
personalized medicine
early disease detection
precision nutrition
understanding disease mechanisms
promoting environmental health
embracing systems biology
fostering technological advancements
Metabolomics research is a valuable tool for exploring the metabolic processes involved in axon generation and nervous system development.This knowledge could lead to the identification of new targets for therapeutic interventions that could help treat neurodevelopmental, cardiovascular, neurovascular disorders, and nerve injuries.
Metabolomics can aid in the discovery of metabolite biomarkers that are indicative of diseases such as:
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Glaucoma
Diabetic retinopathy
Cataracts
Stroke
Aneurysms
Diabetes
Hypertension
Stroke
Alzheimer's disease
Recent studies in metabolomics have uncovered significant metabolic changes in people with Alzheimer's disease. These changes affect a range of metabolic pathways, including:
energy metabolism (such as glucose metabolism
mitochondrial dysfunction)
lipid metabolism (including alterations in cholesterol and phospholipid metabolism)
amino acid metabolism
pathways related to oxidative stress
Investing in metabolomics research is shaping the future of healthcare.
Visit Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center (MIMRC)
Contributing financial support towards training, education, and volunteering in events is crucial to make a significant impact on advancing our knowledge of disease and discovering drugs for promoting well-being.
Disease Biomarker Discovery:
Metabolomics can identify specific metabolite signatures associated with diseases. By comparing the metabolite profiles of healthy individuals and patients, researchers can potentially discover biomarkers for early disease detection, prognosis, and monitoring treatment responses.
MMRSG Community Outreach Programs
Start and organize your own MMRSG Chapters in Schools & Colleges to support advanced medical Metabolomics research
The role of community support and involvement in outreach programs for students and scientists is at the heart of the creation and mission of MMRSG
Opportunity for MMRSG STEAM Students
Students interested in pursuing a career in the Healthcare industry are encouraged to join as volunteers and engage in educating the underserved population on health issues by organizing events for visiting medical campuses and research labs
Access to medical research activities with the best mentors from the South Florida medical world.
MMRSG Leadership & Entrepreneurial Program
Community hours and recommendations will be awarded to deserving school and college students who volunteer with us at events and start MMRSG Chapters in their community.
We will assist you in setting up a chapter, educational outreach events, and fundraisers.
Corporate partnership: INMARG Entrepreneurs Global Network www.inmarg.co
Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center
Housed in McKnight Vision Research Building room 727, 1638 Northwest 10th Avenue and directed by Professor Sanjoy Bhattacharya.
Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center aims to identify therapeutic intervention strategies by unrevealing metabolic differences between control and disease states. Currently, 14 high-end instruments have been acquired via federal grants and donations.
The objective of MIMRC is to provide assistance beyond routine sample processing by assisting investigators in structuring the experiments as well as providing post-processing bioinformatics analysis of instrument output.
MIMRC enables a group of interdisciplinary investigators to collaborate across different disciplines, support grant proposals, and bring different platforms and technologies for common use.
KEY SCIENTISTS
Our most important aim is to generate a greater impact on scientific research by combining the strengths of multidisciplinary science with cutting-edge instruments and collaborative users.
Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya
The Bhattacharya Laboratory uses a multidisciplinary approach which includes mass spectrometric, proteomic, and lipidomic approaches to study neurogenerative diseases. The major focus is a group of progressive irreversible blinding diseases collectively called glaucoma and also a group of demyelinating diseases termed, multiple sclerosis, which frequently is associated with visual impairment preceding neurological deficits. The lab also has an interest in basic visual processes.
Kevin Park
My lab is interested in understanding the mechanisms that account for the failure of axon regeneration and the demise of neurons after injury in the central nervous system (CNS). Using in vivo models of nerve regeneration and injury, my lab focuses on a number of important questions relevant to neural repair. Successful functional recovery after spinal cord injury requires multiple steps. Firstly, axotomized neurons must remain healthy and viable in order to regrow axons.
Roberto Vazquez-Padron
NIH-award-winning scientist and mentor focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying vascular obstructive diseases like atherosclerosis, in-stent restenosis, transplant vasculopathy, and arteriovenous fistula failure. Three full-time scientists, two post-doctoral fellows, and one graduate student currently form his lab. Three major NIH grants currently support his laboratory. He has published over 60 peer-review scientific articles and books.
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Miami Metabolomics Research Support Group
We welcome community leaders to join MMRSG in supporting MIMRC.
MMRSG aims to support metabolomics research work from the grassroots level in the university research labs in South Florida. MMRSG is a NIH requirement for MIMRC to have community support group for funding routine maintenance and activities vital to the optimal everyday operations. It is also willing to support superior quality collaborative research on metabolomics anywhere.
JOIN US
Join us at our events and support the Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center through volunteering or donating. Contact Rita das Mittal to become an executive donor or join an MMRSG Ambassador Committee. Thank you for your support.
CHAMPIONS
$100 to $1000
GOLDEN ANGELS
$1,000 to $10,000
DIAMOND VISIONEERS
10,000 to 50,000
PLATINUM PHILANTHROPISTS
$50,000 and above
Your membership as a donor will greatly advance our endeavors towards achieving our goals.
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Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center (MIMRC)
MIMRC is a full service lab and is proud to announce the acquisition of:
- state-of-the-art imaging mass spectrometry
- super-resolution structured illumination
asymmetric ion mobility instruments
They are available to other biomedical researchers in South Florida. These advanced technologies will enable us to offer them a wide range of proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics services. We plan to utilize these tools for in-depth research on topics such as lipid composition, membrane expansion, and neuro-regeneration.
Creating optimal environments for cell culture and growth
Precision instruments for accurate measurement and error mitigation
Utmost emphasis on equipment safety and sterility
Secure supply inventory to ensure maximum productivity
Dedicated and proprietary software and hardware for data analysis
Discovery and identification of novel compounds and solutions
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Through community engagement, fundraising, and outreach, we hope to provide support for our researchers to work seamlessly.
This page will highlight MIMRC projects, researchers, and upcoming MMRSG events.
Miami Metabolomics Research Support Group
The MMRSG's philanthropic and grant funding will play a crucial role in supporting the MIMRC's mission to enhance its services through a combination of core facility and intellectual expertise. By integrating trainees into the workflow, the MIMRC will be able to offer an even wider range of services to investigators and industry partners. With the MMRSG's focus on organizing fundraising events, the MIMRC's philanthropic funding needs will be met, allowing it to continue its vital work. philanthropic funding needs will be met, allowing it to continue its vital work.
Past Events : Metabolomic pathways to ending blindness and many deadly diseases
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NIH -recognized researchers
> Opportunity for the STEM student communities in schools and colleges to connect with NIH-recognized biomedical researchers engaged in discovering breakthrough development in medicine and health care in the best medical institutions in South Florida: UM FIU NOVA FAU
> Join us for community service and outreach programs for clinical trials and education in health care by professionals.
> Students can earn Community hours through MMRSG Miami Metabolomics Research Support Group www.mmrsg.org
12
November
2022
Location
Booth #408 IRCC Festival of Lights
Broward Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd
Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33316 United States
12
May
2023
Tour and workshop at Dr. Bhattacharya Labs Miami Integrative Metabolomics Research Center (MIMRC), McKnight Building, 1638 NW 10th Ave, Miami
Topics:
1.Metabolite driven Axon Regeneration: A new horizon for CNS diseases.
2. Repurposing Axon Regeneration for Alzheimer's disease
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Disease Research?
Metabolomics plays a vital role in understanding the metabolic alterations associated with various diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and metabolic syndromes. By analyzing the metabolic signatures of diseases, researchers can uncover novel pathways, and potential therapeutic targets, and develop new diagnostic tools.
What type of payment is acceptable?
Please donate with your debit/credit card by clicking on the SUPPORT button on this page to use
You can also support us with checks made in favor of “Miami Metabolomics Research Support Group” Please email us for more info.
Contact us for more info mmrgrp@gmail.com
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Do you have a non-profit TAX ID?
The Miami Metabolomics Research Support Group’s non-profit tax identification number is 83-4643804.
Where can I find more information about MIMRC?
What kind of research work will be funded?
Some examples of current research work pertain to:
> Protein synthesis and membrane expansion in neuronal regeneration
> Emerging imaging
technologies to study cell architecture, dynamics, and function
> Pediatric Glaucoma new surgical studies
What's our connection with NIH Research?
Contact us at MMRSG
We are looking forward to your support