Dr. María Guadalupe Moreno Treviño developed a valve homograft implant for cardiovascular diseases. This project was registered by CONACYT in 2016.
Along with this project, UDEM’s Bank of Cells, Tissues, and Organs was also set up. It contributes to strengthening national infrastructure for the preservation of cardiovascular tissues.
Researchers Rafael B. León Cachón, María Guadalupe Moreno Treviño, and Denis Aideé Martínez Treviño developed a method to detect GSTM3 A/B polymorphism in Human DNA samples in 2017. Polymorphism is related to the metabolism of drugs and carcinogens; therefore, it is associated with cancer.
Currently, polymorphism detection is carried out mostly through PCR-nucleotide sequencing and RFLPs. However, this requires long processes that can be costly. This innovation consists of designing TaqMan probes specific to the genetic variants and using another method called PCR in real time.
Eduardo García Luna Martínez, Vice President of Health Sciences, was elected to be part of the board of directors of the Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina (ALAFEM – The Association of Medical Schools of Latin America and the Caribbean).
One of ALAFEM’s aims is to attain better, higher-quality medical education processes in Latin America, thus adapting to the social needs of each region in order to achieve better service for patients.
The Roberto Garza Sada Pro Magistro Award is an honor that UDEM grants each year to faculty members who have distinguished themselves for their excellence and promotion of values, as well as for the impact of their work on the university community and on society.
The University’s president acknowledges teachers receiving this award as the “heart of the Institution” and the “University’s neurons” since they are the main resource for the generation of knowledge, and they infuse vitality and dynamism as they convey it to students.
The Health Sciences Division at the Universidad de Monterrey has become the eighth Cardiovascular Tissue Bank nationwide and UDEM is the first university to obtain this distinction bestowed by the Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS – Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks).
Out of a total of 498 Tissue Banks registered with the Centro Nacional de Transplantes (CENATRA – National Center for Transplants), at present only seven Heart Banks operate in the country and one of them has partial registration, just for heart valves.
Credits: Archivo UDEM
The Clinical Simulation Laboratory of the Universidad de Monterrey has been officially established as an American Heart Association (AHA) International Training Center. Thus, UDEM has obtained authorization to teach the courses in the Emergency Cardiovascular Care program, as it is now part of the AHA Training Center Network.
Credits: Archivo UDEM
El Dr. Román Vidal Tamayo, profesor e investigador de la UDEM, y el equipo de la Dra. Viviana Zomosa, de la Facultad de Medicina de la UANL, descubrieron una variante que puede ayudar a revertir el proceso de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.
El alzhéimer es una enfermedad cognitiva, pues se caracteriza por problemas de memoria y razonamiento; degenerativa, ya que una vez que empieza el paciente empeora; e incapacitante, pues va a llegar un momento en el que este no va a poder llevar a cabo sus actividades habituales.
Credits: Archivo UDEM
Carlos Alberto Vallejo Leija, alumno del programa académico de Licenciado en Psicología del Trabajo y las Organizaciones (LPT), realizó una publicación en la Revista Interamericana de Psicología Internacional: una investigación científica en colaboración con la Dra. Angélica Quiroga, de la Escuela de Psicología.
Maritza Núñez Ramos, a professor of Psychology, received recognition at the 28th Ibero-American Congress on Occupational Psychology and Human Resources for her workshop “Evaluación de habilidades para ejecutivos: liderazgo y manejo de conflictos” (Skills assessment for executives: leadership and conflict management), which was evaluated as the best.
Credits: Archivo UDEM
A Sirona Orthophos SL machine joins the wide range of tools that the Universidad de Monterrey’s Dental Prevention Clinic (CPD) has in place for its Dentistry School students to attend to their patients.
This machine is equipped to take conventional X-rays, but what sets it apart from more traditional technology is its capacity to take 3D digital radiographs, which will facilitate the examination and treatment processes for doctors and will reduce the discomfort that patients may experience.
