Meet our Collaborators
One of the key factors of this project is the collaboration of different stakeholders.
Magaly
Aceves-Martins, PhD
She is the lead of the COMO project. She is a public health nutritionist and research fellow at The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. She is a passionate advocate for evidence-based nutrition, health promotion, food security, and healthy lifestyles (especially for children and adolescents) to build a better future.
Carlos
Moreno-García, PhD
He is the co-lead of the COMO project. He is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing at Robert Gordon University, Scotland. He has expertise in Machine Learning and Data Science techniques for solving complex problems. He is also interested in applying Machine Learning and Data Science methods to the health sciences.
Yareni Yunuen
Gutierrez -Gómez, PhD
She is a Professor at Tec de Monterrey (Mexico City Campus) in the School of Health Sciences. She is primarily involved in Nutrition and Wellbeing courses. She has expertise in community nutrition and public health. She is also interested in improving Nutrition learning for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Lizet
López-Cruz, MSc
She is a nutritionist currently pursuing an MSc in Nutrition and Biotechnology. She is also a nutrition consultant in Mexico City and has experience treating patients with overweight and obesity. She is interested in how diet, overweight and obesity affect nutritional markers in children and adolescents..
Marcela
García-Botello, MSc
She teaches at the School of Psychology at Universidad de Monterrey (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon). She has expertise in delivering psychological therapy to children and adolescents, especially in school settings. She also has expertise with young people with autism. She is a psychotherapist at Kotelo. She is very interested in the psychological aspects of overweight and obesity in young people.
Regina Ofori Boateng, PhD
She is a data science specialist. She obtained a PhD at Robert Gordon University, and her research focused on using new technologies (such as AI and machine learning) to effectively retrieve evidence in languages other than English. She is particularly working with the COMO project, experimenting with better retrieval and categorisation of data relevant to childhood obesity in Mexico.
Naara Libertad
Godina Flores, LNB
She is a Bachelor of Nutrition and Wellbeing student at Tec de Monterrey (Mexico City Campus). She is interested in the effects of childhood obesity over health outcomes and quality of life. Also, she is interested in the research methodology of Nutritional Sciences.
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Roxana
Ramírez Noé, LNB
She is a Bachelor of Nutrition and Wellbeing student at Tec de Monterrey (Mexico City Campus). Her contribution in the project has been to provide relevant information on recommendations, treatment and prevention guides, reports and standards, for parents, schools, health personnel and agents of change who seek solutions to ensure that children of Mexico enjoy their right to health.
Thausnelda M.
Piña-Saavedra, MSc
She is a nutritionist, currently doing an MSc in Clinical Nutrition.
She has experience in lab-based research in Nutrigenomics. She is also interested in clinical trials and has expertise in nutrigenomics research. She is particularly interested in the genetics side of obesity.
She is a clinical nutritionist with an MSc in clinical nutrition. Her MSc research focused on assessing how overweight and obesity affect micronutrient deficiencies in Mexican children and adolescents.
Adriana Iturbide
Ibarra, MD
She is a medical doctor and professional football player, currently completing her social services at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Guadalajara Campus. She is interested in the benefits of physical activity for Mexican children and adolescents, especially those with overweight or obesity.
Alfredo Ortiz, MD, MSc
He is a medical doctor, currently doing an MSc in Clinical Nutrition.
He has experience in lab-based research in genetic studies. He is particularly interested in the genetics side of obesity.