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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

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

Profile

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	Acosta-García, E.D., Páez-Lerma, J.B., Moreno-Jiménez, M.R. and 3 more (...) (2026).Microbial Competition and Nutrient Limitation Remodel the Volatilome of Kluyveromyces marxianus. Journal of Fungi,12(7)
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	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	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	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
	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	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
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	26P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
2	26P	Proyecto de Investigación II	Licenciatura
3	26P	Proyecto de Investigación I	Licenciatura
4	26P	Bioquímica Básica	Licenciatura
5	26I	Introducción a la Investigación I	Licenciatura
6	26I	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
7	26I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
8	25O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
9	25O	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
10	25O	Seminario VII	Posgrado
11	25P	Estructura y Función Celular I	Licenciatura
12	25P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
13	25I	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
14	25I	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
15	24O	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura
16	24O	Seminario VI	Posgrado
17	24O	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
18	24P	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
19	24P	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
20	24P	Proyecto de Investigación III	Licenciatura
21	24P	Seminario V	Posgrado
22	24I	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
23	24I	Proyecto de Investigación II	Licenciatura
24	24I	Proyecto de Investigación III	Licenciatura
25	24I	Seminario IV	Posgrado
26	24I	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
27	23O	Proyecto de Investigación I	Licenciatura
28	23O	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
29	23O	Seminario III	Posgrado
30	23O	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
31	23O	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura
32	23P	Seminario II	Posgrado
33	23P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
34	23P	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
35	23I	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
36	23I	Seminario I	Posgrado
37	23I	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
38	22O	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
39	22O	Proyecto de Investigación II	Licenciatura
40	22O	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura
41	22P	Citometría de Flujo	Licenciatura
42	22P	Proyecto de Investigación I	Licenciatura
43	22P	Seminario de Escritura de Tesis III	Posgrado
44	22I	Seminario de Escritura de Tesis II	Posgrado
45	22I	Transporte y Comunicación Celular	Licenciatura

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