RESEARCH PROJECTS Proyecto/TemaInvestigadorDescripciónODSSAPS Nutritional InterventionDr. María de Lourdes MezaEvaluate intervention on food security, anxiety, and microbiota. The objective of the proposed research is to develop and evaluate a nutritional intervention on food security, anxiety, and microbiota in 5- to 10-year-old schoolchildren from different cult3. Good Health and Well-beingLife and Health (holistic health) Breast CancerDr. María Cristina MirandaIdentify metastasis biomarkers. Blood samples were collected from breast cancer patients with primary and secondary tumors, as well as from fibroadenoma patients serving as controls. The work focuses on isolating microRNA (miRNA) from serum samples to ide3. Good Health and Well-beingLife and Health (holistic health) Fibrin–Chitosan BiomaterialDr. María Cristina MirandaEvaluate biomaterial for tympanic repair. Development and characterization of a fibrin–chitosan biomaterial designed for tympanic membrane repair, emphasizing biocompatibility, inflammatory response, and angiogenic potential in vitro. This includes cultur3. Good Health and Well-being1. Life and Health (holistic health); 2. Work and Sustainable Competitiveness (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) SiHa Cell LineDr. María Cristina MirandaMaintenance for oncological studies. Maintenance of the SiHa cell line (cervical squamous cell carcinoma) to practice media preparation, incubation, and cell passage. Cells will be frozen and RNA will be isolated for future cancer studies.3. Good Health and Well-beingLife and Health (holistic health) IL23 and Liver DiseasesDr. Virginia SedeñoQuantify IL23 expression. Investigation of interleukin 23 (IL23) expression levels, a key mediator of chronic inflammation and tissue damage, in steatosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Conditions for IL23 amplification (RT-PCR) will be standar3. Good Health and Well-beingLife and Health (holistic health) Spider MonkeysDr. Fabiola EspinosaAssess intestinal health and zoonotic risk. Assessment of gut health in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) under human care in a protected natural area in Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico. ND students Angel Parham and Therese Kim will collect fecal samples at UM3. Good Health and Well-being; 15. Life on LandLife and Health (holistic health) Traditional ProbioticsDr. Beatriz Pérez ArmendarizAnalyze anti-inflammatory effects. Evaluation of probiotics in cell lines associated with inflammation. Probiotics in beverages such as aguamiel and pulque are analyzed for their potential to modulate inflammatory responses using secondary sources and ass3. Good Health and Well-beingLife and Health (holistic health) Microbiome and ProbioticsDr. Beatriz Pérez ArmendarizEvaluate cellular inflammation. The gut microbiome is a vast ecosystem of beneficial and harmful bacteria. This project studies probiotic effects on inflammation by isolating probiotics from dog feces, culturing mouse gastric cells to model inflammation, 3. Good Health and Well-beingLife and Health (holistic health) Tradescantia zebrinaDr. Zaida Nelly JuárezIdentify medicinal uses. Tradescantia zebrina is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala (tropical zones 9–11) and traditionally used for cultural beverages. The research aims to identify additional health-related and medicinal uses, including potential t3. Good Health and Well-being; 15. Life on Land1. Life and Health (holistic health); 2. Work and Sustainable Competitiveness (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) Hyaluronic AcidDr. Elie Girgis El KassisOptimize biotechnological production. Research brief: Collaboration in Dr. Elie Girgis El Kassis’s bioinformatics lab on hyaluronic acid. Due to high demand for applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, cosmetics, and wound healing, the goal is t3. Good Health and Well-being1. Life and Health (holistic health); 2. Work and Sustainable Competitiveness (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)