TEC de Monterrey and the University of Texas in Austin (UT) announced this week plans to establish a research center to advance the investigation into health problems affecting the Latin American community in the Americas.
The partnership will lead to the creation of the Origen Health Research Center, which “will explore the deep causes of diseases thanks to advanced technologies, interdisciplinary expertise and a single biobank”, according to a press release.
A press release introducing the partnership has recognized that “chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers cause almost 75% of deaths in the world” and research has shown that Latin populations “feel these chronic diseases at a disproportionate rate”.
However, additional research is necessary to understand why and to develop more complete treatment strategies for all patients, according to the two establishments of the two establishments.
“With a strong emphasis on research, education and active engagement with the Latin community, the Origen Health Research Center will ensure that the solutions offered are practical and accessible,” said Guillermo Torre-Amone, rector of TECSALud at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (commonly known as TEC de Monterrey).
The center will take care to consider the cultural and social reality of individuals so that “to offer solutions that have an impact on people’s lives,” he added.
The UT partnership is involved while the TEC de Monterrey aims to strengthen its global reputation for academic excellence and applied research.
Andreas Matouschek, an interim dean of the UT College of Natural Sciences, described the partnership to create an exciting moment to bring together the two universities “to save and improve lives and promote the exchange of knowledge”.
“By joining efforts and perspectives, the two institutions will promote scientific innovation and will help solve major health and economic problems affecting people through the Americas,” he said.
Smoke members in fields such as genetics, obesity, human development, statistics, artificial intelligence (AI) and automatic learning will work “to discover the biological and social motors of chronic diseases”.
Origen’s health research center is intended to become a cutting -edge research center which “combines personalized medicine and community -oriented approaches to transform the prevention, understanding and treatment of diseases”.
Using personalized and data -oriented approaches, Origen aims to develop targeted prevention and processing strategies and improve the lives of all patients.
“The main objective is to develop health care solutions more suited to Latin American communities,” explains Gabriela Livas d’Ut, co-director of the research center. “We hope to understand risk factors, physical changes, genetic challenges, stress, biology, family dynamics, diet and all different aspects that can contribute to health and well-being.”
To explore the deep causes of diseases, researchers will exploit the Origen project Biobank, a massive genomic and clinical / epidemiological database based in TEC de Monterrey.
Experts from UT’s College of Natural Sciences, Dell Medical School and College of Pharmacy will work with partners from the Obesity Institute on the Obesity of Tec de Monterrey, Center for Early Childhood and its Faculty of Medicine.
With reports from University of Texas in Austin,, TEC Science,, TEC de Monterrey And New Mexico Mexico
