Experimental Medicine and Advanced Therapies Unit
Experimental prevention and treatment therapies in preclinical models, which lay the foundations for clinical studies of patients with metabolic disease and obesity.
What does this unit do?
In this unit, we develop novel therapies of synthetic molecules, natural products, immunomodulatory strategies, cellular and molecular therapy, and controlled release systems, which can generate proofs-of-concept and personalized treatments (drugs) for metabolic diseases.
Experimental medicine
Experimental medicine refers to deciphering the pathophysiological mechanisms of various diseases, identifying new therapeutic targets, and contributing to developing new drugs.
Although experimental medicine is widely developed with different approaches in Mexico, as in many countries worldwide, translating its major advances into cutting-edge and direct clinical applications is a constant challenge. Few groups in our country have achieved such transfer. Tecnologico de Monterrey has some successful examples in the transfer of experimental medicine, which has allowed the institution to lay the foundation to improve the coordination of efforts and transfer results from the laboratory to clinical practice.
Design of new drugs
In the context of obesity, some comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, and fatty liver require developing new drugs that reduce morbidity and mortality.
There is currently no ideal treatment for obesity and its comorbidities; for this reason, our health system seeks a new route for prevention and treatment with new drugs and innovative therapies that are more effective, specific, and with less risk of side effects.
* About Research Professors: They are principal investigators (PIs) who dedicate 75% of their time to research and 25% of their time to faculty (teaching) activities in the school they are assigned at Tecnológico de Monterrey (in IOR’s case, either the School of Medicine, School of Engineering, or School of Government).
Dr. Gerardo de Jesús García Rivas
Unit leader. Research Professor
Biochemistry, Biology, Biological Sciences.
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Dr. Guillermo Torre Amione
Rector of TecSalud
Biomedical sciences, cardiology, and immunological medicine
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