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Partnerships and Collaborations

Consejo Potosino de Ciencia y Tecnología, COPOCYT- San Luis Potosí, México

[The Potosino Council of Science and Technology of the United Mexican State, COPOCYT]

The Potosino Council of Science and Technology of the United Mexican State

 

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, ITESM - México

[Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, ITESM – México]

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

 

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, UAQ - Querétaro, México

[Autonomous University of Queretaro, UAQ – Querétaro Mexico]

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

 

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM – México

[National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM – México]

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

 

JuventESGTO

[JuventESGTO]

Juventud EsGTO logo

 

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, (INCMNSZ)

[National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, (INCMNSZ)]

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Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., (CIATEJ)

[Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco, A.C., (CIATEJ)]

CIATEJ logo

 

Consejo Nacional de Humanidades Ciencias y Tecnologías, CONAHCYT - México

[National Council of Humanities Sciences and Technologies, CONAHCYT- Mexico]

CONAHCYT logo

 

Universidad Politécnica de Guanajuato

[Polytechnic University of Guanajuato]

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El Colegio de Veracruz

[The College of Veracruz]

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The University of Illinois System and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) have established a joint seed research grant program for academic year 2024-25.

 

  PROJECT 

UNAM 

University of Illinois 

Topic 

Nanoengineered, Biodegradable and Anti-biofilm Membranes: A Novel Strategy for Dental Caries Remineralization

Dr. Argelia Almaguer Flores, professor
Laboratory of Biointerphases
School of Dentistry
argelia.almaguer@mac.com

Dr. Camila A. Zamperini, assistant professor
College of Dentistry, University of Illinois Chicago
cazamp82@uic.edu

Health

Development of Convergent Paired Electro-Fenton Wastewater Treatment Systems by Implementation of Anodic H2O2 Production

Dr. Hugo Olvera Vargas, research associate
Instituto de Energías Renovables
huolv@ier.unam.mx​

Dr. Joaquín Rodríguez-López, professor of chemistry
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
joaquinr@illinois.edu

Energy and Water

Investigating the Effect of Conservation Practices on Zinc Uptake and Water Quality from Maize Crops

Dr. Rocío J. Alcántara-Hernández, researcher
Institute of Geology
ralcantarah@geologia.unam.mx

Dr. Prasanta Kalita, professor
Soil & Water Resources Engineering,
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
pkalita@illinois.edu

Water

Targeting of Mobile Elements From Multidrug-Resistant Eskapee Pathogens

Dr. Corina Diana Ceapă
Microbiology laboratory, Natural Products department, 
Institute of Chemistry
corina.ceapa@iquimica.unam.mx

 

Dr. Rachel J. Whitaker, Harry E. Preble Professor
theme leader of Infection Genomics for One Health, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
rwhitakr@illinois.edu

Health

Discovering Microbial and Metabolite Biomarkers in Children Participating in Family-Centered Multidisciplinary Intervention

Dr. Sofia Moran-Ramos, professor A of TC
Department of Food and Biotechnology, School of Chemistry
smoran@quimica.unam.mx

 

Dr. Sharon M. Donovan, professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition,
Division of Nutritional Sciences
sdonovan@illinois.edu

 

Food and Health

The University of Illinois System and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) established these joint seed research grant programs in academic year 2022-23.

 

  Project 

UNAM 

University of Illinois 

Understanding the behavior of energy injected into irregular layered media by surface loads 

Francisco J. Sánchez-Sesma,
Emeritus Professor
Institute of Engineering, 
Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City

Richard L. Weaver,
Emeritus Professor
The Grainger College of Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Saliva-based Biosensor Using Proteomic Biomarkers: Early Prediction of Periodontitis and Oral Cancer Risks

Sandra E. Rodil, Professor
Materials Research Institute,
Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City  

Mathew T. Mathew, Professor 
Colleges of Dentistry and Medicine
University of Illinois Chicago

Exploring Agave Yeast Biodiversity for Bioethanol Production  

Lucia Guadalupe Morales Reyes
Associate Professor
International Laboratory for Human Genome Research, Juriquilla Academic Unit, Queretaro  

Christopher Rao, Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Electricity and solar-powered upconversion of waste nitrate to ammonia  

José Manuel Romo Herrera, Professor
Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Ensenada Academic Unit, Baja California

Prashant K Jain, Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Towards a holistic assessment of marine debris monitoring, detection, and removal: The case of sargassum rafts from laboratory to field scales. 

Bernardo Figueroa-Espinoza, Professor
Institute of Engineering, Sisal Academic Unit, Yucatan

 

Rafael Omar Tinoco Lopez,
Assistant Professor
Grainger College of Engineering 
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign