The UNM Department of Pediatrics is committed to advancing the health and wellbeing of children in New Mexico and around the world through innovative research on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases that impact children.
The Pediatrics Office of Research promotes research opportunities for all faculty, staff, and learners in our department and the broader health sciences community. The Office supports the department’s divisions and programs by providing a centralized infrastructure for research administration support and education.
Research Support Services
Our team offers a full spectrum of research support services and engages learners of all levels in research and scholarship. We provide guidance and assistance with:
Identification of funding opportunities and review of sponsor guidelines
Development, submission and monitoring of contracts and grants
Budget preparation, ensuring compliance with University and sponsor guidelines
UNM HSC research procedures/processes
Support for IRB submissions and study management
Guidance on HSC-required training for investigators/study team
Expert knowledge on internal/external regulatory procedures, conflict of interest (COI), data use agreements (DUAs), material transfer agreements (MTAs), and confidential disclosure agreements (CDAs)
Award set-up and management
Regular financial and progress reports
Identification of UNM HSC research cores and facilitation, including the Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC), Analytical and Translational Genomics Shared Resource (ATG), and Human Imaging Research Core (HIRC), among others
The Pediatrics Office of Research serves as a resource for all research needs. Please contact us at HSC-PedsOfficeofResearch@salud.unm.edu for more information and to request services.
Interim Vice Chair, Pediatric Research
Alberta Kong, MD, MPH
Dr. Kong is a Pediatrician, Board Certified in Adolescent Medicine. She has been the Chief in the Division of Adolescent Medicine since 2017. Her clinical and research interests include adolescent behavioral weight management, prevention of type 2 diabetes, sexually transmitted infections, and HPV vaccine uptake. She is also currently the co-PI of the UNM Pediatric Clinical Trials Center (PCTN), one of 17 IDeA-state pediatric clinical trials network sites in the NIH Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. For her full bio, please visit the Department of Pediatrics Faculty Directory.