Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Toxinology, Therapeutic and Food Alternatives

Academic Unit: Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, Academic Corporation for the study of Tropical Pathologies

Colombian Ministry of Science

A1

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Medical and health sciences

Subarea

Basic medicine

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Strategic Focus

The Toxinology, Therapeutic and Food Alternatives Group is committed to generating scientific knowledge on poisons of natural origin, their toxins, and their applications in order to find alternatives for treating and preventing the poisoning they cause. Additionally, it is committed to research on molecules or products of pharmaceutical, food-related, and agricultural interest.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Epidemiological–clinical line.
Toxinological line.
Food and therapeutic alternatives line.
Bioecological line.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Jaime Andres Pereañez, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Basic Biomedical Sciences.

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

jaime.pereanez@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Universidad de Costa Rica.
Holding Tech Innovation Group.
Universidad de Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile.
Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Spain.

Physiology Department, University del Valle.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut.
Química Orgánica de Productos Naturales y Alimentos Group (Natural Products and Food Organic Chemistry Research Group), Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Highlighted Projects

Design and execution of clinical–therapeutic trials in the assessment of antivenoms.
Design and development of antivenoms.
Characterization of Toxins and venoms.
Search for therapeutic alternatives for ophidian accident.
Influence of the intake of antioxidant foods on biomarkers of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Search for natural preservatives for foods.