About Us

Mission

Instituto de Ciencias Medicas is a non-profit organization whose mission is to contribute to the prevention and treatment of diseases through research, education, and public health actions to influence public policy.


Vision

To be an organization of excellence in assistance, teaching, and research in an environment of scientific exchange and collaboration at a national and international level.

The Team

Proposals obtained by researchers from the Instituto de Ciencias Medicas:

  • Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhea strains involved in sexually transmitted infections.
    • Senacyt Convocation APY-NI-2014_05..
    • Principal Investigator Virginia Nuñez-Samudio, Microbiology and Public Health Unit.
  • Cytogenetic Study of Inhabitants of the Azuero Region exposed to contamination by Atrazine and other Agrochemicals: Consequences in Human Health.
    • Senacyt Convocation ITE_2015.
    • Principal investigator of the project Ivan Landires, Genetics and Public Health Unit.
  • Molecular Epidemiology of Bacteria Involved in Health Associated Infections.
    • Senacyt Convocation ITE_2015.
    • Principal Investigator Virginia Nuñez-Samudio, Microbiology and Public Health Unit.