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Gerardo Jiménez Sánchez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Gerardo Jiménez Sánchez
Gerardo Jiménez Sánchez
Born (1965-04-21) April 21, 1965 (age 59)
Mexico City, Mexico
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
Johns Hopkins University
Known forThe development of the first medical analysis of the human genome.
Awards
  • Chairman of the International Forum: “Genomics, Innovation and Economic Growth”, 2013.
  • Chairman of the I and II National Congress of Genomic Medicine (2004 y 2006).
  • “Dr. Miguel Otero” Award for merit in clinical research of the Mexico General Health Council, 2001.
Scientific career
FieldsGenomist
InstitutionsHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston
Genomica y Bioecnomia
Websitehttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/gerardo-jimenez-sanchez/

Gerardo Jiménez Sánchez (born April 21, 1965) is a Mexican-born pediatrician, scientist, and businessman. Along with David Valle and Barton Childs, he completed the first medical analysis of the human genome.[1] He was the founder and director of the first National Institute of Genomic Medicine in Latin America (INMEGEN)[2] and the leader of the team that developed the Genomic Map of the Mexican population.[3]

Biography

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Jiménez Sánchez was born in Mexico City in 1965. He is the son of agricultural scientist Leobardo Jiménez and plant biochemist Estela Sánchez, both Mexican national emeritus investigators. He obtained a medical degree at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) School of Medicine and did his residency in pediatrics at the National Institute of Pediatrics. He obtained a PhD in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University. His postgraduate training included studies at Duke University. He specialized in Senior Business Management (AD2), Business on Innovation and Technology (ADIT), and Management Business by Services at the IPADE Business School.[citation needed]

He was president of the Working Party on Biotechnology at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)[3] (2006-2013) and is currently President of the Committee on Genomics and Bioeconomy at the Human Genome Organization [4] (HUGO), where he served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2007 to 2014. He is Executive President of Global Biotech Consulting Group (GBC Group),[5] which advises on the development of biotechnological projects in areas such as genomic medicine, pharmacogenomics, pharmaceutical industry, and the development of bio-based businesses.[6]

Jiménez-Sánchez is Executive President of Medical Genomics, President of the Board of Directors at Genómica y Bioeconomía A.C. and Professor of Genomics and Bioeconomics at the School of Public Health at Harvard University.[7] Along with Guillermo Soberón, Julio Frenk, Jorge Carpizo y Diego Valadés he founded Genómica y Bioeconomía A.C.,[8] a not-for-profit organization where he serves as chairman of the board. He was named Chief Scientific Officer for BioFields [9] in 2010.

Jiménez-Sánchez was a member of the Advisory Board on Biotechnology to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, President of the I and II National Congresses of Genomic Medicine in Mexico (first in its kind in Latin America, and among the first world-wide), and in 2013 he served as president of the International Forum “Genomics, Innovation, and Economic Growth”.[10]

He was the first President of the Mexican Society of Genomic Medicine in Mexico in 2004. He received the Silanes award in Genomic Medicine in 2003, and in the same year, he was distinguished with the Gold Master of the Top Management Forum chaired by King Juan Carlos I of Spain. In 1997, he joined the New York Academy of Sciences.[citation needed]

Jiménez-Sánchez is a member of the Mexican Society of Genomic Sciences (Mexico) (2004), the Mexican Pediatric Society, Mexico (2000), the American Society of Gene Therapy, USA (1999), Latin American Society of Inborn Metabolic Errors (1998), the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, USA (1998), the American Society of Human Genetics, USA (1997), the Latin American Society of Human Genetics, USA (1990), the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, United Kingdom (1990), the Mexican Association of Human Genetics, México (1988), the Mexican Society of Biochemistry, México (1986).[citation needed]

In addition to his multiple scientific publications, his work has been featured by CNN, USA Today, Reforma, and Radio France International.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Jimenez-Sanchez, Gerardo; Childs, Barton; Valle, David (2001-02-15). "Human disease genes". Nature. 409 (6822): 853–855. Bibcode:2001Natur.409..853J. doi:10.1038/35057050. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 11237009.
  2. ^ "INMEGEN - Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica - Página Principal". www.inmegen.gob.mx. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  3. ^ a b Silva-Zolezzi, Irma; Hidalgo-Miranda, Alfredo; Estrada-Gil, Jesus; Fernandez-Lopez, Juan Carlos; Uribe-Figueroa, Laura; Contreras, Alejandra; Balam-Ortiz, Eros; Bosque-Plata, Laura del; Velazquez-Fernandez, David (2009-05-26). "Analysis of genomic diversity in Mexican Mestizo populations to develop genomic medicine in Mexico". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (21): 8611–8616. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.8611S. doi:10.1073/pnas.0903045106. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 2680428. PMID 19433783.
  4. ^ "HUGO". www.hugo-international.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  5. ^ "GBC - Global Biotech Consulting Group". www.gbcbiotech.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  6. ^ "Gerardo Jiménez-Sánchez, Conferencista | Thinking Heads". www.thinkingheads.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  7. ^ "Home | Gerardo Jimenez-Sanchez | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health". www.hsph.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  8. ^ "Genómica y Bioeconomía". www.genomicaybioeconomia.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  9. ^ "Home | BioFields". www.biofields.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  10. ^ "Foro Internacional "Genómica, Innovación y Desarrollo Económico"". www.gbcbiotech.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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