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Experimental Medicine and Advanced Therapies Unit

Medicina Experimental y Terapias Avanzadas
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.

Meet the researchers

Dr. Gerardo de Jesús García Rivas
Leader of the Experimental Medicine and Advanced Therapies Unit

Biochemistry, Biology, Biological Sciences.
More about his work

Dr. Noemí García Ramírez
Researcher

Biology, Biological Sciences
More about her work

Dr. Marion Emilie Genevieve Brunck
Researcher

Microbiology
More about her work

Augusto Rojas

Dr. Augusto Rojas Martínez
Researcher

Biomedical Sciences, Genetic Medicine and Molecular Biology
More about his work

Flavio Contreras

Dr. Flavio Fernando Contreras Torres
Researcher

Physics and Chemistry
More about his work

Dra. Elena Cristina González Castillo

Dra. Elena Cristina González Castillo
Researcher

More about her work

Dra. Julieta Palomeque

Dra. Julieta Palomeque
Researcher

Guillermo Torre

Dr. Guillermo Torre Amione
Investigador

Ciencias biomédicas, cardiología y medicina inmunológica
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Perla Idalia Pérez Treviño
Perla Idalia Pérez Treviño
Postdoc
Luis Alberto Luevano Martinez
Luis Alberto Luevano Martinez
Postdoc
Erick Saúl Sánchez Salguero
Erick Saúl Sánchez Salguero
Postdoc
Judith Bernal Ramírez
Judith Bernal Ramírez
Postdoc
José Luis Velasco Bolom
José Luis Velasco Bolom
Postdoc
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Unidad de Medicina Experimental y Terapias Avanzadas

Medicina Experimental y Terapias Avanzadas
Unidad de Medicina Experimental y Terapias Avanzadas

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.

Conoce a las y los investigadores

Dr. Gerardo de Jesús García Rivas
Leader of the Experimental Medicine and Advanced Therapies Unit

Biochemistry, Biology, Biological Sciences.
More about his work

Dr. Noemí García Ramírez
Researcher

Biology, Biological Sciences
More about her work

Dr. Marion Emilie Genevieve Brunck
Researcher

Microbiology
More about her work

Augusto Rojas

Dr. Augusto Rojas Martínez
Researcher

Biomedical Sciences, Genetic Medicine and Molecular Biology
More about his work

Flavio Contreras

Dr. Flavio Fernando Contreras Torres
Researcher

Physics and Chemistry
More about his work

Dra. Elena Cristina González Castillo

Dra. Elena Cristina González Castillo
Researcher

More about her work

Dra. Julieta Palomeque

Dra. Julieta Palomeque
Researcher

Guillermo Torre

Dr. Guillermo Torre Amione
Investigador

Ciencias biomédicas, cardiología y medicina inmunológica
Conoce su trabajo aquí

Perla Idalia Pérez Treviño
Perla Idalia Pérez Treviño
Postdoc
Luis Alberto Luevano Martinez
Luis Alberto Luevano Martinez
Postdoc
Erick Saúl Sánchez Salguero
Erick Saúl Sánchez Salguero
Postdoc
Judith Bernal Ramírez
Judith Bernal Ramírez
Postdoc
José Luis Velasco Bolom
José Luis Velasco Bolom
Postdoc
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Boletines

El Tecnológico de Monterrey pone a tu disposición información sobre la institución.

Tec de Monterrey fortalece investigación en salud a través de colaboración única en América Latina con el Ragon Institute

13 de noviembre, 2024

El Tecnológico de Monterrey firmó un convenio de colaboración con el Ragon Institute, el Mass General Brigham, el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT) y Harvard para fortalecer la investigación científica, impulsar el desarrollo tecnológico y acelerar soluciones a los principales desafíos de salud de México en inmunología, oncología, terapia celular y terapia génica.

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Sebastián Mazzuca

Sebastián Mazzuca

Sebastián Mazzuca

Distinguished Professor
in Political Economy

School of Social Sciences and Government

School of Government and Public Transformation


Expertise

Economic development 
Democracy
State capacity
 

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Overview

Dr. Sebastián Mazzuca has worked as a professor at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Universidad Nacional de San Martín in Argentina.

His teaching and research work focuses on the political and economic development of Latin America, particularly on four main issues that affect the quality of life of citizens in the region: flawed democracies, stagnant economic growth, high rates of social inequality, and fragile states, as evidenced by high levels of violence, among other factors.

His work has been published by the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Hispanic American Historical Review, The Oxford Handbook of Political Science, Política y Gobierno (Mexico), and Revista de Ciencia Política (Chile), among many others. His book Latecomer State Formation (Yale University Press, 2021) was featured in The Economist and several newspapers across Latin America.

Sebastían Mazzuca co-authored the article “Political Conflict and Power Sharing in the Origins of Modern Colombia” with Nobel Prize-winning economist James A. Robinson.

Mazzuca has earned multiple awards, such as the Best Article Award from the American Political Science Association in 2015 and the Teaching Excellence Award from Harvard University in 2010 and 2012. He has been a Fellow of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies since 2007.

Sebastián Mazzuca joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Political Economy for the School of Social Sciences and Government and for the School of Government and Public Transformation.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
  • B.A., Political Science, Universidad de Buenos Aires (summa cum laude)
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Publications

  • Dal Bó, E., Hernández-Lagos, P., & Mazzuca, S. (2022). The Paradox of Civilization: Preinstitutional Sources of Security and Prosperity. American Political Science Review, 116(1), 213–230.
  •  Mazzuca, S. (2022). Nineteenth-century state formation and long-term economic performance in Latin America. In D. Collier & G. Munck (Eds.), Critical junctures and historical legacies: Insights and methods for comparative social science, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 209-222.
  • Mazzuca, S. L., & Munck, G. L. (2021). A Middle-Quality Institutional Trap: Democracy and State Capacity in Latin America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Mazzuca, S. (2021). Latecomer state formation: Political geography and capacity failure in Latin America. Yale University Press.
  • Mazzuca, S. (2017). States, regimes, and other structures of rule. APSA Comparative Democratization Newsletter, 15(1), 6–31.

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Sebastián Mazzuca

Sebastián Mazzuca

Sebastián Mazzuca

Profesor Distinguido
en Economía Política

Escuela de Ciencias Sociales y Gobierno

Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública


Expertise

Desarrollo económico 
Democracia
Capacidad del Estado

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Overview

Dr. Sebastián Mazzuca has worked as a professor at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Universidad Nacional de San Martín in Argentina.

His teaching and research work focuses on the political and economic development of Latin America, particularly on four main issues that affect the quality of life of citizens in the region: flawed democracies, stagnant economic growth, high rates of social inequality, and fragile states, as evidenced by high levels of violence, among other factors.

His work has been published by the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Hispanic American Historical Review, The Oxford Handbook of Political Science, Política y Gobierno (Mexico), and Revista de Ciencia Política (Chile), among many others. His book Latecomer State Formation (Yale University Press, 2021) was featured in The Economist and several newspapers across Latin America.

Sebastían Mazzuca co-authored the article “Political Conflict and Power Sharing in the Origins of Modern Colombia” with Nobel Prize-winning economist James A. Robinson.

Mazzuca has earned multiple awards, such as the Best Article Award from the American Political Science Association in 2015 and the Teaching Excellence Award from Harvard University in 2010 and 2012. He has been a Fellow of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies since 2007.

Sebastián Mazzuca joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Political Economy for the School of Social Sciences and Government and for the School of Government and Public Transformation.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
  • B.A., Political Science, Universidad de Buenos Aires (summa cum laude)
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Publications

  • Dal Bó, E., Hernández-Lagos, P., & Mazzuca, S. (2022). The Paradox of Civilization: Preinstitutional Sources of Security and Prosperity. American Political Science Review, 116(1), 213–230.
  •  Mazzuca, S. (2022). Nineteenth-century state formation and long-term economic performance in Latin America. In D. Collier & G. Munck (Eds.), Critical junctures and historical legacies: Insights and methods for comparative social science, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 209-222.
  • Mazzuca, S. L., & Munck, G. L. (2021). A Middle-Quality Institutional Trap: Democracy and State Capacity in Latin America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Mazzuca, S. (2021). Latecomer state formation: Political geography and capacity failure in Latin America. Yale University Press.
  • Mazzuca, S. (2017). States, regimes, and other structures of rule. APSA Comparative Democratization Newsletter, 15(1), 6–31.

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Entrepreneurship

Ranking 2024 Tec de Monterrey Emprendimiento
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Vision

We aim to be one of the world´s most entrepreneurials ecosytems, by connecting students, professors, founders, innovators and investors; willing to create a lasting and positive impact.

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Vision

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Emprendimiento

Emprendimiento

Ecosistema Emprendimiento Visión

Queremos ser uno de los ecosistemas emprendedores más importantes del mundo, conectando a estudiantes, docentes, fundadores, innovadores e inversores; dedicados a crear un impacto positivo y duradero.

Ecosistema Emprendimiento Visión

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Becas y préstamos educativos para carreras universitarias

Becas y apoyos educativos

Da el primer paso para estudiar tu carrera profesional

Si estás por iniciar tus estudios de profesional y quieres saber más de nuestras becas, regístrate para recibir información.

 

Un camino recorrido por valientes

En el Tec queremos que formes parte de una comunidad que transforma realidades. Cada año, otorgamos una de nuestras becas a más de la mitad de nuestros estudiantes de nuevo ingreso. Gracias a la comunidad de donantes de nuestra institución, el total de apoyos otorgados durante el semestre pasado se distribuyeron en:

43.3
%

Becas Socioeconómicas

38.9
%

Becas al Talento Académico

9.6
%

Becas al Talento Estudiantil

3.3
%

Becas Líderes del Mañana

1.6
%

Becas al Talento Emprendedor, Creativo y Transformador

3.3
%

Otros apoyos institucionales

Conoce nuestro portafolio de becas:

Becas de acuerdo a tu perfil de estudiante

 

¡Es momento de impactar al mundo con tu talento!

Cree en tus talentos y postúlate.

 

Lleva contigo la información de nuestras becas

Te compartimos materiales que serán de utilidad durante tu proceso de postulación a cualquiera de nuestras opciones de beca.

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Innovative Social Entrepreneurship

Innovative Social Entrepreneurship Model
Emprendimiento, Emprendimiento Social, Modelo de Emprendimiento Social Innovador
Emprendimiento Social Innovador

Purpose

Generate and coordinate programs that contribute to the preparation of social entrepreneurs through academic, challenge-based experiences, where knowledge, creativity, and innovation are put into practice, generating high social and/or environmental impact activities in a sustainable manner.

What is it? The action of identifying opportunities to solve a social and/or environmental issue in an innovative, sustainable and systemic manner, transforming reality under ethical principles.

Social Enterprise: An organization that generates social value by implementing innovative, scalable and replicable solutions, based on a sustainable business model governed by ethics.

Social Entrepreneur: A leader and an agent of change with solid ethical principles, who identifies and capitalizes on opportunities to implement innovative solutions to social and/or environmental issues, generating social value through sustainable business models

Desarrollo de Nuevas Empresas

 

 

Ofrecemos un completo programa de seguimiento y apoyo a emprendedores. Aquí, encontrarán servicios de asesoría, mentoría y conexiones con actores clave del ecosistema empresarial, diseñados para acompañarte en cada paso de su recorrido emprendedor.


Además, hemos desarrollado un innovador modelo de creación de experiencias que fomenta la participación a nivel nacional, regional y local. Involucrando a los Centros de Excelencia en Emprendimiento, adaptamos nuestro enfoque según el tipo de emprendimiento y su nivel de progreso, asegurando un apoyo integral y personalizado para el éxito de tu proyecto.

Experiencias para emprendedores

Modelo de creación de experiencias que promueve la participación nacional, regional y/o local, involucrando al Ecosistema de Emprendimiento. Con programas diseñados para los distintos perfiles de emprendedores, buscamos que quien participe logre potenciar sus ideas para hacerlas crecer, desde una fase de ideas o entusiasmo, llegando hasta los emprendimientos de alto nivel.

 

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Journey del Emprendedor

Programa de seguimiento y apoyo a emprendedores basado en la prestación de servicios de asesoría, mentoría, conexión con actores del ecosistema. De esta manera se otorga una atención personalizada a cada uno de nuestras emprendedoras y emprendedores para que, a lo largo de su estancia como estudiantes del Tec, puedan hacer crecer su emprendimiento.

Jorney del emprendedor