The "omics" sciences, how does this help health sciences?

Authors

  • Maria Eugenia Frigolet Vázquez Vela Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Ruth Gutiérrez-Aguilar Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/codeic.16076079e.2017.v18n7.a3

Keywords:

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), proteins, metabolites, "omics" sciences

Abstract

“Omics” are defined as a group of disciplines that aim to collect a large number of biological molecules involved in the function of an organism. In the last decades, technological evolution allowed us to better understand global changes in genes, proteins and metabolites, giving rise to genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, among others. These fields have contributed to the generation of knowledge regarding the cause of diseases. The application of the “omics” to the clinics could help diagnose or prevent certain diseases. In the future, treatment will be specific for each patient according to their genetical background and environment exposure, creating personalized medicine. This article defines every –omic, the technological tools used for its analysis, and examples of its clinical applications. 

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Author Biographies

Maria Eugenia Frigolet Vázquez Vela, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Hospital Infantil de México “Federico Gómez”
Realizó una estancia postdoctoral en la Universidad de Toronto y el Hospital Mount Sinai en Toronto, Canadá, especializándose en la acción de la insulina en adipocitos. Obtuvo el grado de maestría y doctorado con mención honorífica en Ciencias Bioquímicas por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM); es licenciada en Nutrición y Ciencia de los Alimentos por la Universidad Iberoamerciana.
Actualmente es investigadora en Ciencias Médicas en el Laboratorio de Enfermedades Metabólicas: Obesidad y Diabetes del Hospital Infantil de México “Federico Gómez¨ y es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, nivel 1. Ha publicado 12 artículos, los cuales han sido citados más de 400 veces. Sus principales temas de investigación se centran en los efectos metabólicos de ciertos nutrimentos sobre el metabolismo del tejido adiposo y en la influencia de la cirugía bariátrica sobre el metabolismo humano. 

Ruth Gutiérrez-Aguilar, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Hospital Infantil de México “Federico Gómez”.
Realizó una estancia postdoctoral en el Instituto de Enfermedades Metabólicas de la Universidad de Cincinnati, Estados Unidos. Es doctora en Genética Humana en Obesidad y Diabetes tipo 2 en la Universidad de Lille 2 en Francia. Estudió la maestría de Ciencias Bioquímicas en la Facultad de Química de la UNAM, obteniendo la Medalla Alfonso Caso, donde también estudió la licenciatura de Química en Alimentos. Es parte de la Unidad Periférica de la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM ubicada en el Hospital Infantil de México “Federico Gómez” y es responsable del Laboratorio de Enfermedades Metabólicas: Obesidad y Diabetes. Forma parte del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, nivel 1 y ha publicado 22 artículos con más de 700 citas. Sus líneas de investigación incluyen la descripción de la función de nuevos genes asociados a la obesidad, la metabolómica de la obesidad y la influencia de ciertos nutrimentos/medicamentos sobre la fisiología y metabolismo animal.

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2017-10-12

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