The INBIOMED Biomedical Research Institute of the School of Medical Sciences of the Universidad de Mendoza (UM) depends on the Dean of the School of Medical Sciences. It has its main campus at Huarpes 630, Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentine Republic.
mission
Training of human resources of excellence in science and technology, through the specialization of professionals committed to science at the UM. The same human resources will be the link to share the information generated from the development and completion of the research projects, with scientific peers, with all members of the UM community and with society, in order to communicate the relevant results to the environment. and in this way, they become tangible instruments that enable a better transfer to the environment of the resources generated in our University.
Vision
To be a multidisciplinary workspace made up of professionals and students committed to science.
Promote scientific and academic excellence, in order to consolidate the UM as a scientific center of reference.
Train scientists who foster passion and commitment to science through the continuous training of human resources and the contribution to knowledge in the field of biomedical sciences, in order to cooperate in solving specific problems related to both human health. as an animal, emphasizing the local demand problems of our society.
- Generate knowledge in the area of biomedical sciences
- Promote the scientific and academic training and specialization of each of the human resources that make up research projects in the area of human health.
- To be a favorable environment to carry out undergraduate and postgraduate theses, both by UM students and from other universities.
- Establish inter- and intra-institutional relationships, promoting collaborative work between UM research groups, as well as with those of other provincial, national and international institutions.
- Organize and teach postgraduate courses.
- Encourage interest in science and research among the general public and researchers from all fields.
- Develop University Extension activities, both proposed by the institution and requested by different types of recipients.
- Promote the implementation of services to third parties that may arise from the demand of the University or third parties.
- Stimulate the academic training of all its members through constant work and the generation of specific instances designed for this purpose.
- Generate spaces conducive to the training of human resources by guiding undergraduate and postgraduate thesis writing processes.
- Manage external financing for specific research and transfer tasks through national and international entities.
- Collaborate in the development of scientific events, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses of the University.
- Disseminate the work of the Institute's researchers, both in specialized scientific journals and in media for the general public, through periodical publications.
5.a) Strategic Areas:
Basic and clinical neuroendocrinology.
Genetic diseases.
Immunology.
infectious pathologies,
Biochemical markers of prevalent diseases.
Mental illnesses and addictions.
Continuous teacher training in biomedical areas
Medical Humanities.
5.b) Research Lines:
Line 1. Basic and clinical neuroendocrinology. Normal and pathological aspects. Reproductive biology.
Line 2. Genetic diseases. Molecular genetics and cancer. Natural principles and their application.
Line 3. Immunology and vaccine development.
Line 4. Regional, emerging and re-emerging infectious pathologies.
Line 5. Biochemical markers of prevalent diseases. Diagnosis and new methodologies.
Line 6. Mental illnesses and addictions, predisposing risk factors and treatments.
Line 7. Continuous training for teachers in biomedical areas. Ways of teaching and learning in medical schools. Medical education facing new challenges, innovation and online.
Line 8. Medical Humanities and related thematic areas. Interaction and complementarity.
5.c.) Disciplines and degree courses:
Medicine
Psychology
Nutrition
Kinesiology
Dentistry
Farmacia
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Biotechnology
5.d.) Main activities:
Basic investigation
Applied research
Third party services
Technical advice
Human resources training
MISSION:
The Microbiology Laboratory's mission is to promote and develop studies leading to knowledge of the biological characteristics of organisms that act as etiological agents of infectious diseases, as well as their transmission routes and interrelationships with the environment; provide technical assistance to health professionals in the university environment about the prevention, control and surveillance of diseases associated with pathogenic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites; generate an environment for training human resources aimed at the creation of new groups of teaching researchers suitable to apply for categorization calls, with special care in the incorporation of student scholarship recipients; promote and stimulate scientific research, the transfer and dissemination of incorporated knowledge, in order to train doctors in science and increase the skills of the medical teaching staff in the teaching-learning processes; the implementation of multidisciplinary activities, in principle with special attention to all subjects that may benefit from the services offered; and, through university management, to be able to develop joint actions at the level of multiple disciplines, also at the inter-institutional and inter-sector level. The activities outlined are carried out in an environment of strict adherence to moral and ethical standards of the university environment.
VISION:
The Microbiology Laboratory has the vocation to become a Reference Laboratory in Infectious Diseases in the academic field of the Universidad de Mendoza and the province. In this condition, it aspires to offer its services in the field of provincial and national public health, at the same time that it is integrated into areas of research and training with provincial, regional, national and international projection, for pathologies that are caused by microorganisms, with impact on people, the environment and animals.
GENERAL PURPOSE
Study infectious diseases of importance in human medicine, the conditions that favor their spread, as well as their impact on public health and the environment.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Train human resources of excellence in science and technology, from the initial level, incorporating student scholarship holders, and providing support for carrying out clinical research at the level of the medical teaching staff.
Contribute to the laboratory diagnosis of microorganisms in humans, through the implementation of the most appropriate techniques in a quality environment.
Support the Doctor in the approach and resolution of cases that involve infectious diseases, through the development of diagnostic tasks at the different levels of the practice of the profession, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Carry out research projects that provide feedback to teaching and have the potential for transfer to the community.
Participate in extension activities organized by the School of Medical Sciences in order to raise awareness of the importance of infectious diseases in humans, animals and their zoonotic importance, support initiatives presented by other subjects, and propose extension projects that take advantage of installed capacities.
Contribute to the knowledge of arthropods as vectors of infectious diseases and as causal agents of damage to human populations, in medical students.
Participate in teaching activities for medical students, as well as postgraduate students and refresher or continuing education courses for doctors or other professionals in the area of health sciences.
Encourage interest in science and research among the general public and researchers from all fields.
Manage external financing for specific research and transfer tasks through national and international entities.
Related
Director: Dr. Sergio Bontti – Associate professor of the subject Microbiology of the degree course of Medicine (FCM campus Mendoza), guest professor of the subject Microbiology of the degree course of Medicine (FCM campus San Rafael), associate professor of the subject Microbiology and Parasitology degree course in Dentistry (FCS). Researcher teacher categorized 2nd by the DIUM, in the process of recategorization.
ORCID Profile: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6270-6053
Dr. Hugo Pagella – Professor of the subject Microbiology of the degree course of Medicine (FCM campus Mendoza), professor of the subject Microbiology of the degree course of Medicine (FCM campus San Rafael), professor of the subject Microbiology and Parasitology degree course in Dentistry (FCS).
Dr. Juan Orlando – Adjunct professor of the subject Microbiology of the Medicine degree course (FCM campus Mendoza).
Dr. Viviana Leiva – Head of Practical Work for the Microbiology subject of the Medicine degree course (FCM Mendoza campus).
Dr. Gonzalo Pagella – Head of Practical Work for the Microbiology subject of the Medicine degree course (FCM Mendoza campus).
Dr. Cristián Quintero – Head of Practical Work for the Biochemistry I and 2nd subjects of the Medicine degree course (FCM Mendoza campus). Researcher teacher categorized 2nd by the DIUM, in the process of recategorization.
6th year student of the María Martina Rinaldoni Gordillo Medicine degree course
6th year student of the Medicine degree course. Sebastian Ignacio Merlo
Director Dr. Ricardo Cabrera, principal investigator of CONICET- UM researcher category 1
Researcher: Dr. Roberto Yunes, associate researcher of CONICET- UM researcher category 1
Dr. Roberto Yunes
Graduate of the degree course of medicine of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, I immediately entered psychiatry residency to obtain my specialty three years later. My interest in scientific research led me to obtain my doctorate in medicine, and shortly after continue my postdoctoral training at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and at the “Jones Institute for Reproductive Research”, Norfolk (VA), USA. Throughout my scientific life I have been involved, at different times, in two fields of research: the cellular and molecular biology of reproduction, and the study of behavior from a double perspective, cognitive and neurobiological. My teaching degree course begins as an Assistant in the Chair of Pharmacology, Medical Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, and was extended until 2022, at which time I retired from said university with the position of Full Professor by Competition, and also from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) in my capacity as a degree course researcher. Since then I have concentrated my teaching, extension, research and dissemination tasks -pharmacology and neurobiology- on Universidad de Mendoza.
Current projects
- A) Director: Dr. Roberto Yunes
Title: Comparative history of behaviorism and ethology.
Participant: Doctor Maria Yunes
- B) Director: Dr. Roberto Yunes
Title: Personality axes in medical students: possible predictor of performance.
Participant: Doctor Maria Yunes
- C) Director: Dr. Roberto Yunes
Title: Coping with losses in old age: death and its relative imminence.
Participant: Doctor Maria Yunes
INBIOMED-UM closes the 2023-24 cycle by sharing its scientific publications and presentations at conferences.
During the last year, the Institute's researchers achieved 4 publications in international journals, in addition to three other publications accepted for publication.
The results were also presented at 10 conferences, both national and international.
Four joint seminars were held between INBIOMED-UM, with the participation of researchers from the School of Chemical Sciences and the School of Medical Sciences of UNC, Córdoba, and the School of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. In addition, 6 seminars were held at INBIOMED, where the Institute's student scholarship holders presented.
The INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ZOONOTIC DISEASES TRANSMITTED BY VECTORS was organized in conjunction with BioCyM-UMaza, CIPaR-UMaza and the Argentine Association of Microbiology, with presentations by researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Spain and the United States.
Published scientific works
“Para-Chlorophenyl Alanine Induces Aggressive Behavior by Serotonin Depletion in Male Rats and Increases Tryptophan Hydroxylase two and GABAA α1 mRNA Expression in the Olfactory Bulb” Mulle Bernedo B, Campoverde F, Bregonzio C and Ricardo Cabrera American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research.
Access: https://biomedgrid.com/fulltext/volume18/para-chlorophenyl-alanine-induces-aggressive-behavior-by-serotonin-depletion-in-male-rats-and-increases-tryptophan-hydroxylase-two-and-gabaa-%CE%B11-mrna-expression-in-the-olfactory-bulb.002524.php
“ADVANCES IN NATURAL EXTRACTS USED FOR ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA TREATMENT: THE GRAM-NEGATIVE CASES” Quintero, CA; Vallejo, MG; Bontti, S.; Patiño, S.; Perez-Girabel, R. Southern Journal Of Sciences, E-ISSN 2764-5959. vol.30, n°34, 8-27
Access: www.sjofsciences.com/server/jornal/2022v1/08_QUINTERO_pgs_54_68.pdf
“NATURAL EXTRACTS AS A PROMISING SOLUTION FOR GRAM-POSITIVE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW” Vallejo, MG, Bontti, S., Patiño, S., Perez-Girabel, R., & Quintero, CA (2023).. SOUTHERN JOURNAL OF SCIENCES, 31(35), 26–44. DOI: Access: www.sjofsciences.com/server/jornal/2022v2/02_QUINTERO_pgs_08_27.pdf
“STATISTICAL VALIDATION OF TRIPLE COLOCALIZATION ANALYSIS. SOUTHERN JOURNAL OF SCIENCES” Buonfigli, J., Quintero, CA, Sánchez, D., Leiva, N., & Damiani, MT (2023)., 31(36), 45–62.
Access: www.sjofsciences.com/server/jornal/2023v2/BUONFIGLI_pgs_46_63.pdf
Scientific works in the press
“Knowledge about Toxoplasmosis in Students who attend the Universidad de Mendoza” Gordillo Rinaldoni MM, Merlo S, González Arra C, Leiva V, Orlando J, Quintero C, Bontti S.. ICU Magazine Research Science and University UMaza University, under evaluation for publication
“BEHAVIORISM AND ETHOLOGY: BETWEEN A BLACK BOX AND THE ECOSYSTEM TO UNDERSTAND BEHAVIOR”, R. Yunes* and M. Yunes accepted for publication in the Journal of History of Psychology
«Human diphyllobothriasis in Argentina: assessing the epidemiological significance from historical records and reports of new cases» Viozzi, G.; Semenas, L; Arbetman, M; Gentiluomo, J.; Bontti, S. Parasitology Research, in press.
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