Formación en ciencias ómicas: uso educativo de plataformas bioinformáticas en estudios volatilómicos y xenovolatilómicos

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Juan Pablo Betancourt Arango
Gonzalo Taborda Ocampo

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Los estudios volatilómicos y xenovolatilómicos han adquirido relevancia dentro de las ciencias ómicas debido a su capacidad para identificar y analizar compuestos orgánicos volátiles (COV) presentes en matrices biológicas. Estos compuestos son indicadores clave de procesos metabólicos, exposición a xenobióticos y calidad de productos biológicos. El avance de estas áreas ha generado una creciente necesidad de comprender y aplicar metodologías especializadas que permitan interpretar correctamente los datos obtenidos mediante técnicas instrumentales como la cromatografía de gases (GC) y la cromatografía líquida (LC), ambas acopladas a espectrometría de masas (MS). En este contexto, las plataformas bioinformáticas se han consolidado como herramientas esenciales para el preprocesamiento, procesamiento e interpretación de grandes volúmenes de datos. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el proceso metodológico necesario para el uso de plataformas bioinformáticas (como MZmine, MS-DIAL, SIRIUS, GNPS y otras) en estudios volatilómicos y xenovolatilómicos, describiendo su aplicabilidad en la identificación de compuestos, la construcción de redes moleculares y el análisis de rutas bioquímicas. Sin embargo, más allá de su dimensión técnica, este trabajo enfatiza la importancia de integrar estas herramientas en procesos formativos dentro de la educación química. Se propone una reflexión sobre cómo optimizar la formación de futuros investigadores mediante la incorporación de estas plataformas en cursos de química instrumental, metabolómica y análisis de datos, empleando estrategias educativas como estudios de caso, aprendizaje basado en proyectos y talleres de análisis bioinformático. Con ello, se busca facilitar la comprensión del flujo metodológico asociado a la investigación ómica y promover la apropiación de competencias necesarias para enfrentar desafíos analíticos contemporáneos.

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