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Research interests

• Malnutrition
• DNA damage
• Cell proliferation
• Cell biology
• Flow cytometry

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Professor Edith Cortés Barberena received her B.S. in Experimental Biology, M.S. in Experimental Biology and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Iztapalapa Campus. She is currently a Professor attached to the Department of Health Sciences, Division of Biological and Health Sciences, UAM Iztapalapa Campus.

Dr. Cortés belongs to the Cell Biology and Flow Cytometry Laboratory, where she collaborates in the following lines of work: "Study of the effects associated with malnutrition" and "Studies with flow cytometry in basic and clinical research".

Dr. Cortés is a member of SNI, level I, and has a Desirable Profile Recognition from PRODEP (SEP). She is co-author of 35 research articles, eight books or book chapters, and has given conferences. She has directed 14 undergraduate and four graduate students. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has participated in several committees and commissions within UAM and CONACYT. She belongs to the Mexican Society of Genetics, and was president of this Society during the period 2017-2019.

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Research interests

• Malnutrition
• DNA damage
• Cell proliferation
• Cell biology
• Flow cytometry

Academic Work

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
OA	Ruiz-Valderrama, L., Mendoza-Sánchez, J.E., Rodríguez-Tobón, E. and 7 more (...) (2025).High-Fat Diets Disturb Rat Epididymal Sperm Maturation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences,26(5)	\| 3 \|
OA	Tarragó Castellanos, R., Mendoza Delgado, M., Ruiz Valderrama, L. and 7 more (...) (2025).Alterations in the Morphology of the Testis and Epididymis Caused by the Consumption of Hyperlipidic Diets in Wistar Rats. Life,15(6)	\| 3 \|
OA	Marín de Jesús, S., Vigueras-Villaseñor, R.M., Cortés-Barberena, E. and 6 more (...) (2025).Early Zinc Supplementation Enhances Epididymal Sperm Glycosylation, Endocrine Activity, and Antioxidant Activity in Rats Exposed to Cadmium. International Journal of Molecular Sciences,26(10)
OA	Marín de Jesús, S., Vigueras-Villaseñor, R.M., Cortés-Barberena, E. and 7 more (...) (2024).Zinc and Its Impact on the Function of the Testicle and Epididymis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences,25(16)	\| 3 \|
OA	Barraza, J., Cleofas, P., Villamil, S. and 14 more (...) (2024).In vitro exposure of porcine spermatozoa to methylparaben, and propylparaben, alone or in combination adversely affects sperm quality. Journal of Applied Toxicology,44(10) 1540-1554	\| 3 \|
OA	Ortiz-Muñiz, R., Cervantes-Ríos, E., Soriano-Correa, C. and 4 more (...) (2024).In Vivo Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity Kinetics of Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole in Well-nourished and Undernourished Young Rats. In Vivo,38(2) 674-682	\| 2\| 3 \|
OA	Samano-Barbosa, G.A., López-Trinidad, B.P., Rodríguez-Tobón, A. and 5 more (...) (2023).Participation of apoptotic markers in the process of maturation and elimination of spermatozoa in the epididymis of the Corynorhinus mexicanus bat. Molecular Reproduction and Development,90(8-9) 749-757
	Garrido-Cruz, J.L., Totosaus, A., Pérez-Alvarez, J.A. and 2 more (...) (2023).Bioactivity of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peels Flour to Improve Probiotics Viability in Micro Co-Encapsulation by Ionic Gelation. Food Biotechnology,37(4) 393-412
OA	Campos-Fernández, L., Ortiz-Muñiz, R., Cortés-Barberena, E. and 3 more (...) (2022).Imidazole and nitroimidazole derivatives as NADH-fumarate reductase inhibitors: Density functional theory studies, homology modeling, and molecular docking. Journal of Computational Chemistry,43(23) 1573-1595
	López-Trinidad, B.P., Vigueras-Villaseñor, R.M., Konigsberg, M. and 5 more (...) (2021).Alterations in epididymal sperm maturation caused by ageing. Reproduction, Fertility and Development,33(18) 855-864
	Hernández-Rodríguez, J., Arenas-Ríos, E., Jiménez-Morales, I. and 4 more (...) (2021).Postnatal cadmium administration affects the presence and distribution of carbohydrates in the sperm membrane during maturation in the epididymis in adult Wistar rats. Reproduction, Fertility and Development,33(5) 349-362
	Dorantes-Barrios, C.J., Domínguez-Salazar, E., Gonzalez-Flores, O. and 2 more (...) (2021).Behavioral consequences of postnatal undernutrition and enriched environment during later life. Physiology and Behavior,241
OA	Tafolla, R., Ramírez, F., Ortiz, R. and 3 more (...) (2021).Treatment of waste activated sludge by steam explosion and alkaline acidogenesis. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,20(3)	\| 6\| 9 \|

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	25O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
2	25O	Seminario VII	Posgrado
3	25O	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
4	25P	Estructura y Función Celular I	Licenciatura
5	25P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
6	25I	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
7	25I	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
8	24O	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura
9	24O	Seminario VI	Posgrado
10	24O	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
11	24P	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
12	24P	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
13	24P	Seminario V	Posgrado
14	24P	Proyecto de Investigación III	Licenciatura
15	24I	Proyecto de Investigación II	Licenciatura
16	24I	Proyecto de Investigación III	Licenciatura
17	24I	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
18	24I	Seminario IV	Posgrado
19	24I	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
20	23O	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura
21	23O	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
22	23O	Seminario III	Posgrado
23	23O	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
24	23O	Proyecto de Investigación I	Licenciatura
25	23P	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
26	23P	Seminario II	Posgrado
27	23P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
28	23I	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
29	23I	Seminario I	Posgrado
30	23I	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
31	22O	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura
32	22O	Proyecto de Investigación II	Licenciatura
33	22O	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
34	22P	Proyecto de Investigación I	Licenciatura
35	22P	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
36	22P	Seminario de Escritura de Tesis III	Posgrado
37	22I	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura
38	22I	Seminario de Escritura de Tesis II	Posgrado

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