{ "abstract": "Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining biosciences by enabling the analysis of complex, large-scale biological and medical data. Latin America has demonstrated remarkable potential through studies applying AI to biomedical sciences often using locally generated data and addressing regional needs. However, the integration of AI into research and healthcare in this region faces several structural challenges, including insufficient infrastructure, lack of specialized training, fragmented research systems, and continuously constrained funding. To overcome existing limitations, capacity building at the regional level is crucial. This includes developing localized AI training programs and the reinforcement of a collaborative research framework. Collaboration across institutions and countries, along with engagement from industry and government, is key to fostering an enabling environment for the responsible and effective use of AI. One promising response to these challenges is the BiotrAIn project, a partnership involving EMBL-EBI, the University of Costa Rica, and CABANAnet, with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The project is structured around three pillars: knowledge exchange, curriculum development, and regional training. BiotrAIn exemplifies how strategically designed, regionally adapted programs can build AI capacity in biosciences and foster more equitable scientific development across Latin America. Strategic efforts like BiotrAIn serve as essential building blocks toward a more robust, ethical, and sustainable AI ecosystem in the region, while offering a model that could be adapted by other regions globally. Ultimately, with coordinated investment, inclusive policies, and collaborative networks, Latin America can position itself as a significant contributor to global AI-driven bioscience.", "abstract_shown": true, "affiliations": [ "Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales (CIET), Centro de investigación en Hematología y Trastornos Afines (CIHATA) and Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.", "Bioinformatics, CIFASIS - CONICET/UNR, Santa Fe, Argentina.", "Bioinformatics Core Facility, Aggeu Magalhães Institute - Fiocruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.", "Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru.", "Laboratorio de Bioinformática, Departamento de Genómica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay.", "Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.", "Unidad de Bioestadística, Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.", "NUPEM/UFRJ - Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.", "Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.", "Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.", "EEA Pergamino, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.", "Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.", "Laboratory of Agrigenomic Sciences, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Guanajuato, Mexico.", "Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Center of Biotechnology, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia.", "Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, GEMA Center for Genomics, Ecology and Environment, Universidad Mayor, Huechuraba, Chile.", "Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.", "División de Ciencias de la Vida, Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica/Posgrado en Biociencias, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato/Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.", "Biomathematics, Centro de Ciencias Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.", "Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medell, Colombia.", "Centro de Investigación en Biología Celular y Molecular (CIBCM), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.", "Training Team, EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom." ], "article_type": "brief report", "arxiv": null, "author_total": 25, "authors": [ { "affs": [ 0 ], "name": "Jose Arturo Molina-Mora" }, { "affs": [ 1 ], "name": "Flavio Ezequiel Spetale" }, { "affs": [ 2 ], "name": "Tulio de Lima Campos" }, { "affs": [ 3 ], "name": "Pedro E Romero" }, { "affs": [ 4 ], "name": "Lucas Inchausti" }, { "affs": [ 5 ], "name": "Adrian Gustavo Turjanski" }, { "affs": [ 6 ], "name": "Ignacio Alcántara" }, { "affs": [ 7, 8 ], "name": "Maria Fernanda Ribeiro Dias" }, { "affs": [ 9 ], "name": "Carla V Filippi" }, { "affs": [ 10 ], "name": "Matías Domínguez" }, { "affs": [ 5 ], "name": "Juan Bizzotto" }, { "affs": [ 11 ], "name": "Daniela Senra" }, { "affs": [ 12 ], "name": "J Noé García-Chávez" }, { "affs": [ 13, 14 ], "name": "Claudia Hoepfner" }, { "affs": [ 15 ], "name": "Cleidy Osorio-Mogollon" }, { "affs": [ 16 ], "name": "C Paola Rangel-Chávez" }, { "affs": [ 14 ], "name": "Valeria Foronda" }, { "affs": [ 12 ], "name": "Alejandra Rougon-Cardoso" }, { "affs": [ 17 ], "name": "Nelly Selem-Mojica" }, { "affs": [ 18 ], "name": "Yesid Cuesta-Astroz" }, { "affs": [ 19 ], "name": "Cindy Aguilar-Bartels" }, { "affs": [ 19 ], "name": "Rebeca Campos-Sánchez" }, { "affs": [ 20 ], "name": "Lizzie Tchongwe Divala" }, { "affs": [ 20 ], "name": "Kim Tamara Gurwitz" }, { "affs": [ 20 ], "name": "Cath Brooksbank" } ], "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/e003w823d22s4.bib", "cited_by": 0, "doi": "10.3389/frai.2026.1931300", "fulltext_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13713524", "id": "e003w823d22s4", "issns": [ "2624-8212" ], "landing_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42952854", "language": "eng", "licence": "CC-BY", "licence_label": "CC BY", "licence_source": "article", "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "metadata_licence": null, "native_subjects": [ [ "heading", "Perspective" ], [ "openalex", "1312|Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research" ] ], "openalex": "W7221747875", "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13713524?pdf=render", "pmcid": "PMC13713524", "pmid": "42952854", "published": "2026-10-14", "publisher": "Frontiers Media SA", "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/e003w823d22s4.ris", "sources": [ { "first_seen": "2026-10-31T00:20:41Z", "native_id": "MED:42952854", "source": "europepmc", "url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42952854" }, { "first_seen": "2026-10-31T12:24:03Z", "native_id": "PMC13713524", "source": "pmc", "url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2026.1931300" } ], "subjects": [ { "field": "biochemistry", "origin": "openalex:1312|Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research", "subfield": "molecular-biology" } ], "title": "Landscape and training opportunities in artificial intelligence for biosciences in Latin America: the BiotrAIn project.", "title_text": "Landscape and training opportunities in artificial intelligence for biosciences in Latin America: the BiotrAIn project.", "type": "peer-reviewed", "updated_at": "2026-11-01T12:21:11Z", "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/e003w823d22s4", "venue": "Frontiers in artificial intelligence", "versions": [] }