School of Nutrition and Dietetics
Alberto
ÁNGEL MARTÍN
CONTACT
Information
angelmar@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
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GENERAL
Biography
A Nutritionist and Dietitian, he graduated from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2007, commencing his teaching career in 2008 as a professor at Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina. In 2010, he completed a Master’s in Biochemical Sciences at Universidad Nacional, focusing on the study of gene expression and regulation of neuropeptides related to body homeostasis.
Subsequently, he relocated to Bucaramanga to continue his academic journey as a teacher at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics at the Universidad Industrial de Santander. In 2015, he embarked on a PhD program in Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition at the Universidad de las Islas Baleares, Spain.
Upon his return to Colombia, he has actively participated in various research projects, concentrating on the study of bioactive compounds and the development of functional foods for managing obesity and type 2 diabetes. Currently, in collaboration with Professors Natalia Roció Moreno Castellanos and Martha Lucia Silva Mora, he co-coordinates the research seedbed in Functional Foods, with a focus on nutritional genomics and its applications in the field of health.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Doctor in Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition
Universitat de les Illes Balears, 2018
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Master in Biochemistry
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2010
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Nutritionist and Dietician
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2007
CONTACT
Information
angelmar@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 3416
AREAS OF
Expertise
- Nutrigenomics
- Food Development
- Functional
Molecular - Reversal of Obesity and Diabetes
- In vitro and in vivo experimentation
OFFICE
Hours
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Facultad de Salud, Cra 32 # 29-31, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Edificio Eloy Valenzuela, tercer piso
Outstanding
Works
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Maximum qualification of "Outstanding Laude" to the doctoral thesis
Tribunal de Expertos Europeos en Genética, 2018