Volunteer Opportunities

Houston-area residents are invited to participate in the following nutrition research projects designed to help CNRC scientists learn more about the nutritional needs of children. Free transportation and parking are available.

New! First BITES 

Healthy 7- to 11-month-old infants, and toddlers, 12- to-24 months of age, and their mothers are needed for a study aimed at measuring how much children this age are eating. Stipend. Call Marilyn, 713-798-7002.

MIGHTY MINERALS STUDY

Healthy toddlers, 12 to 48 months of age, are needed for a new study of toddler nutritional needs. Email Keli, kelih@bcm.tmc.edu, or call 713-798-7085.

FITNESS ZONE

14- and 15-year old boys and girls are needed to give their opinions about a new computer program designed to help teens get active. Stipend. Call Jennifer, 713-798-7075 or email jld@bcm.tmc.edu

BEEF STUDY: BEEF EATING ENHANCES FE (IRON)

Children 4 to 8 years of age are needed for a new study investigating how iron and zinc affect the absorption of each other in the body. In order to participate, children should like to eat Frito chili pie. Study requires 2 visits. Stipend. Call Paz, 713-798-7125.

HYPERTENSION PREVENTION USING SOY

Normal weight, post-menopausal women, 40 to 65 years of age, with systolic blood pressure between 130 and 160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 100 mmHg, and who are not on any hypertensive medication or hormone replacement therapy, are needed for a 6-week study evaluating the benefits of soy isoflavones in hypertension prevention. Call 713-798-6783.

BABIES FIRST STUDY

Breast-fed and bottle-fed infants, 2 to 11 months of age, and their mothers are needed for a study on infant eating patterns, food preferences, and growth. Stipend. Call 713-798-6740.

CARBOHYDRATE AND SUGAR METABOLISM

Normal-weight and obese teens ages 13 to 17 are needed for metabolism studies. The teens should be healthy, not on medications and not have a diabetic parent or sibling.  Study includes 12 weeks of supervised exercise with an exercise physiologist.  Stipend. Call Amy, 713-798-7083.

BREAST-FEEDING STUDY

New mothers, 18-35 years old, healthy, not taking birth control and non-obese who are exclusively breast-feeding infants less than 10 weeks of age are needed for a study investigating factors that affect breastmilk production. Participants should not have parents or siblings with diabetes. Stipend. Call Amy, 713-798-7083.