Cristian Huchim

Cristian Huchim is originally from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. He studied Medicine at Autonomous University of Yucatan. During his final year of medical school, he was invited to get a position as a Research Trainee at Hospital Infantil de Mexico “Federico Gomez” in Mexico City. Currently, he is working under the supervision and guidance of medical professionals in the field of Molecular Biology of Cancer.

He is actively involved in academic and research activities, and has contributed to the development and advancement of childhood cancer research. His passion for healthcare goes beyond his work at the hospital, as an example, he volunteers in Surgical Mission Trips to Guatemala, and participates as a member of the editorial board for a global health journal.

Also, he has a strong dedication to improving outcomes of pediatric patients who suffer from malignant neoplasm through research collaboration.

• Identification of new fusion transcripts to retrotransposons in malignant pediatric solid tumors. Molecular Pathogenesis Laboratory at Hospital Infantil de Mexico “Federico Gomez”.
  (2022 - present).
• Third-generation sequencing directed by CRISPR/Cas for the characterization of genes of the major histocompatibility complex in malignant pediatric neoplasms. Molecular Pathogenesis Laboratory at Hospital Infantil de Mexico “Federico Gomez”. (2022- present).
• Main reasons for suspending biological treatment in patients with autoimmune diseases at the Merida Regional Hospital ISSSTE. LI National Congress of Rheumatology – Mexican College of Rheumatology. Merida,Yucatan, Mexico, 2023.
• Huchim-Pena C. Current challenges to health care access in Guatemala. Aid Via Action Global Health Journal. 2023; 1(1): 6-13.
• Medical volunteer in Aid Via Action Project: An American volunteer program designed to perform general surgery operations at Hospital Nacional San Benito, Peten, Guatemala, 2023.
• Discovery by third-generation sequencing of a novel iflavirus in Meccus longipennis, vector of Chagas disease. Hospital Infantil de Mexico “Federico Gomez” Mexico City, Mexico, 2022.
• Identification of Torque teno virus by metagenomics in children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause. Hospital Infantil de Mexico “Federico Gomez” Mexico City, Mexico, 2022.
• Risk factors associated with hospital discharge due to death in patients with human immunodeficiency virus in Mexico from 2017 to 2021. XLV National Congress of Internal Medicine – Mexican College of Internal Medicine. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. 2022.
• Eczema herpeticum in a patient with atopic dermatitis: a case report. LXXVI Mexican Congress of Clinical Immunology and Allergy – Mexican College of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2022.
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a patient with trisomy 21: a case report. I Annual Rare Disease Day Poster Competition Facultad de Medicina UADY, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 2022.
• Approval of the virtual course on Early diagnosis of cancer in children and adolescents, The Pan American Health Organization, 2022.
• Approval of the virtual course on Mechanical Ventilation for COVID-19. Harvard Medical School, 2020.
• Medical volunteer in Yucatan Project: An international volunteer program designed to provide primary healthcare to the disadvantaged citizens of predominately Mayan villages throughout the Yucatan peninsula along with medical students from the University of Florida Chapab and Calcehtok, Yucatan, (2019 – 2020).
• Medical volunteer and leader in Hoy en tu comunidad: A local school program designed to provide primary healthcare to the disadvantaged citizens of predominately Mayan villages in the Yucatan state (2016 – 2018).

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