Destino no se escribe con ADN | Henriette Raventós | TEDxPuraVidaSalon
Jetty explica, desde su experiencia como investigadora genetista, que la mayoría de las enfermedades y en particular las mentales, son causadas por muchos factores, la genética siendo una paqueña parte de los mismos Henriette Raventós es docente e investigadora de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Es médica de formación, con una maestría en bioquímica, un PhD en Estudios de la Sociedad y la Cultura y un Posdoctorado en Genética Humana. Desde 1996 dirige un grupo de investigación que busca encontrar genes de susceptibilidad para enfermedades neuropsiquiátricas como la esquizofrenia, el trastorno bipolar y la demencia de Alzheimer. Los resultados de estas investigaciones han sido publicados en decenas de artículos científicos y capítulos de libros. Ha sido expositora en congresos y cursos en América, Europa, Asia y Oriente Medio. Además de sus investigaciones, es invitada como experta en foros nacionales e internacionales sobre políticas públicas, género, salud mental, discapacidad y bioética. También ha ocupado la dirección de redes y juntas científicas continentales. Su prestigiosa carrera científica la hizo acreedora del Premio Clodomiro Picado Twight en Ciencias de 202 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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