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| name = Gerardo JimenezJiménez SanchezSánchez
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]
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| citizenshipfield = Mexican[[Genomist]]
| alma_mater = [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]]<BR />[[Johns Hopkins University]] ▼| field = [[Genomist]]
| known_for = The development of the first medical analysis of the human genome. ▼▲| alma_mater = [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]]<BR />[[Johns Hopkins University]]
| work_institutions = [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston]]<BR />[[Genomica y Bioecnomia]] ▼▲| known_for = The development of the first medical analysis of the human genome.
| prizes = * Chairman of the International Forum: “Genomics, Innovation and Economic Growth”, 2013. ▼▲| work_institutions = [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston]]<BR />[[Genomica y Bioecnomia]]
▲| prizes = * Chairman of the International Forum: “Genomics, Innovation and Economic Growth”, 2013.
* Chairman of the I and II National Congress of Genomic Medicine (2004 y 2006).
* “Dr. Miguel Otero” Award for merit in clinical research of the Mexico General Health Council, 2001.
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'''Gerardo Jiménez Sánchez''' (born April 21, 1965) is a Mexican-born [[Pediatrics|pediatrician]], scientist and businessman. Along with David Valle and [[Barton Childs]], he completed the first medical analysis of the [[human genome]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Human disease genes|journal = Nature|date = 2001-02-15|issn = 0028-0836|pages = 853–855|volume = 409|issue = 6822|doi = 10.1038/35057050|pmid = 11237009|first1 = Gerardo|last1 = Jimenez-Sanchez|first2 = Barton|last2 = Childs|first3 = David|last3 = Valle|bibcode = 2001Natur.409..853J|doi-access = free}}</ref> He was founder and director of the first [[National Institute of Genomic Medicine INMEGEN|National Institute of Genomic Medicine]] in Latin America (INMEGEN)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = INMEGEN - Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica - Página Principal|url = http://www.inmegen.gob.mx/|website = www.inmegen.gob.mx|accessdate = 2015-09-25}}</ref> and leader of the team that developed the [[Genome project|Genomic Map]] of the Mexican Populationpopulation.<ref name="Silva-Zolezzi 8611–8616">{{Cite journal|title = Analysis of genomic diversity in Mexican Mestizo populations to develop genomic medicine in Mexico|journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|date = 2009-05-26|issn = 0027-8424|pmc = 2680428|pmid = 19433783|pages = 8611–8616|volume = 106|issue = 21|doi = 10.1073/pnas.0903045106|first1 = Irma|last1 = Silva-Zolezzi|first2 = Alfredo|last2 = Hidalgo-Miranda|first3 = Jesus|last3 = Estrada-Gil|first4 = Juan Carlos|last4 = Fernandez-Lopez|first5 = Laura|last5 = Uribe-Figueroa|first6 = Alejandra|last6 = Contreras|first7 = Eros|last7 = Balam-Ortiz|first8 = Laura del|last8 = Bosque-Plata|first9 = David|last9 = Velazquez-Fernandez|bibcode = 2009PNAS..106.8611S|doi-access = free}}</ref>
==Biography==
Jiménez Sánchez was born in Mexico City in 1965. He is the son of agricultural scientist Leobardo Jiménez and plant biochemist Estela Sánchez, both Mexican national emeritus investigators. He obtained a medical degree at the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]] (UNAM) School of Medicine, and did his residency in pediatrics at the National Institute of Pediatrics. He obtained a PhD in [[Human genetics|Human Genetics]] and Molecular Biology at [[Johns Hopkins University]]. His postgraduate training included studies at [[Duke University]]. He specialized in Senior Business Management (AD2), Business on Innovation and Technology (ADIT), and Management Business by Services at the IPADE Business School.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
He was president of the Working Party on Biotechnology at the Organization[[Organisation for Economic CooperationCo-operation and Development]] (OECD)<ref name="Silva-Zolezzi 8611–8616"/> (2006-2013), and is currently President of the Committee on Genomics and Bioeconomy at the Human Genome Organization <ref>{{Cite web|title=HUGO |url=http://www.hugo-international.org/comm_genomicsandbioeconomy.php |website=www.hugo-international.org |accessdate=2015-09-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925104902/http://www.hugo-international.org/comm_genomicsandbioeconomy.php |archivedate=2015-09-25 }}</ref> (HUGO), where he served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2007 to 2014. He is Executive President of Global Biotech Consulting Group (GBC Group),<ref>{{Cite web|title = GBC - Global Biotech Consulting Group|url = http://www.gbcbiotech.com/es/|website = www.gbcbiotech.com|accessdate = 2015-09-25}}</ref> which advises on the development of biotechnological projects in areas such as genomic medicine, the pharmacogenomics, pharmaceutical industry, and the development of bio-based businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Gerardo Jiménez-Sánchez, Conferencista {{!}} Thinking Heads|url = http://www.thinkingheads.com/es/conferenciante/gerardo-jimenez-sanchez/|website = www.thinkingheads.com|accessdate = 2015-09-25}}</ref>
JimenezJiménez-SanchezSánchez is Executive President of Medical Genomics, President of the Board of Directors at [[Genómica y Bioeconomía A.C]]. and Professor of Genomics and Bioeconomics at the School of Public Health at Harvard University.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} Gerardo Jimenez-Sanchez {{!}} Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health|url = http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/gerardo-jimenez-sanchez/|website = www.hsph.harvard.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-25}}</ref> Along with Guillermo Soberón, Julio Frenk, Jorge Carpizo y Diego Valadés he founded [[Genómica y Bioeconomía A.C]].,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Genómica y Bioeconomía|url = http://www.genomicaybioeconomia.org/index2.html|website = www.genomicaybioeconomia.org|accessdate = 2015-09-25}}</ref> a non-for-profit organization where he serves as chairman of the board. He was named Chief Scientific Officer for BioFields <ref>{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} BioFields|url = http://www.biofields.com/|website = www.biofields.com|accessdate = 2015-09-25}}</ref> in 2010.
JimenezJiménez-SanchezSánchez was a member of the Advisory Board on Biotechnology to the General Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, President of the I and II National Congresses of Genomic Medicine in Mexico (first in its kind in [[Latin America]], and among the first world-wide), and in 2013 he served as president of the International Forum “Genomics, Innovation, and Economic Growth”.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Foro Internacional "Genómica, Innovación y Desarrollo Económico"|url = http://www.gbcbiotech.com/foro_internacional/|website = www.gbcbiotech.com|accessdate = 2015-09-25}}</ref>
He was the first President of the Mexican Society of Genomic Medicine in Mexico in 2004. He received the Silanes award in Genomic Medicine in 2003, and in the same year, he was distinguished with the Gold Master of the Top Management Forum chaired by King Juan Carlos I of Spain. In 1997, he joined the [[New York Academy of Sciences]].{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
[[Category:National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni]]
[[Category:Scientists from Mexico City]]
[[Category:Genomics]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
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