Institutional activities - Support for research


Genomic medicine

Since 1999, FUNSALUD has collaborated with the Health Ministry (SSA), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), to promote and develop genomic medicine in Mexico. In the year 2000 a work group was formed in order to study the current situation and the feasibility of using the information and knowledge derived from the imminent elucidation of the human genome to benefit the collective health of the Mexican population. The result of this study was the elaboration of the following document: Development of Genomic Medicine in Mexico. Center for Genomic Medicine. This document then generated a Feasibility Study for the Establishment and Development of a Center for Genomic Medicine, which was elaborated between October 2000 and August 2001.

In November 2001, the heads of the four participating institutions signed a new agreement to establish a Promoting Consortium for the Genomic Medicine Institute, created to promote and carry out executive and detailed studies to establish and develop the National Genomic Medicine Institute (INMEGEN) as well as to promote horizontal connections with any national and international institutions willing and able to cooperate in the elaboration of research programs, the formation of human resources and the dissemination of information regarding genomic medicine, through the articulation of projects.

INMEGEN’s Promoting Consortium has elaborated a far-reaching development plan, which covers several aspects: organization, structure and academic development of research and instruction; programming and budgeting of resources; its association with other research institutes in the country and abroad; dissemination of information to specialized groups and to society in general; the architectural project of its installations in Cuernavaca, Morelos, and in Tlalpan. Furthermore, it has supported the legislative organ for the establishment the Institute. It has a web page on the Internet, www.inmegen.org.mx that contains information and references regarding the elucidation of the human genome.

Moreover, FUNSALUD is a member of the National Commission for the Human Genome, a consulting organ pertaining to the Health Ministry, whose job it is to learn, accommodate and disseminate the policies and activities of agencies, organizations and educational and health institutions, both public and private, regarding research, technological development, education, healthcare and, in general, all knowledge about the human genome and its application.

More information on the Internet site of the
INMEGEN

www.inmegen.org.mx