UC Merced Health Sciences Research Institute

With a strong presence of the health sciences in research and education at UC Merced, HSRI is focused on promoting all research in the human health sciences to improve awareness, advocacy and action of health and health disparities.

Goals include:

• Establish health research and training as a signature theme at UC Merced
• Support the development of methodologically rigorous, multidisciplinary studies across the research continuum to advance understanding of health, health promotion, and disease prevention
• Provide infrastructure support necessary to conduct world-class health research
• Support and foster undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing research in health-related fields
• Support and mentor new and emerging faculty in conducting health research
• Establish new and strengthen existing interdisciplinary research partnerships across all levels of the university and with community partners