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Organization profile
Organization profile
Postgraduate studies at Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University are a meeting point for university teaching and academic and scientific research at the highest level. The Graduate School offers academic and professional training in master's and doctoral programs in the different faculties, which jointly develop advanced studies, generally of an interdisciplinary nature, and scientific research. The aim of this training is to provide graduates with a high level of performance in their specialized professional practice in research and teaching. Our institution, recognized for excellence in research and academic innovation, has international accreditation for academic quality and state-of-the-art research facilities in various institutes, clinics, centers, and departments, where a community of renowned teachers and researchers conduct academic, scientific, and clinical research in active collaboration with researchers from prestigious foreign institutions. Our university contributes to the human, social, economic, and technological development of our country through postgraduate research. We invite you to become part of our Herediana University community, where you will find opportunities for personal and professional development in a vibrant environment of humanistic, intellectual, and scientific creation.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Profiles
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Fabiola María León Velarde Servetto
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Graduate School
- Center for Global Health
- High Altitude Research Institute
- Laboratory of Oxygen Transport Physiology and Altitude Adaptation|Altitude Acclimatization and Adaptation Unit
- Research Group on Excellence in Chronic Diseases
Person: Academic
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Genomic Evidence for Natural Selection Underlying High-Altitude Adaptive Hemoglobin Levels Among Peruvian Andeans
Zhu, K., Jorgensen, K. C., Weinstein, J., Kiyamu, M., Elías, G., Isherwood, J. L., Breidenstein, A. M., Garcia, O. A., Gerdes, G., Pearson, L. N., Lee, F. S., Rivera-Ch, M., Leon-Velarde, F., Brutsaert, T. D. & Bigham, A. W., Aug 2026, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 18, 8, evag164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid adaptive increase of amylase gene copy number in Indigenous Andeans
Scheer, K., Landau, L. J. B., Jorgensen, K., Karageorgiou, C., Siao, L., Alkan, C., Morales Rivera, A. M., Osborne, C., Garcia, O. A., Pearson, L., Kiyamu, M., Rivera-Ch, M., León-Velarde, F., Lee, F. S., Brutsaert, T., Bigham, A. W. & Gokcumen, O., Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 3822.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chronic Mountain Sickness and Sleep
León-Velarde, F., 1 Jan 2023, Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Volume 1-6, Second Edition. Elsevier, p. 856-858 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review