BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHEducation: School Teacher: Escuela Normal del Estado de Chihuahua, High School Teacher: Escuela Normal Superior José E. Medrano, Chihuahua, B.Sc: Chemist, Bacteriologist, Parasitologist, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, M. Sc; Department of Cell Biology, CINVESTAV IPN, Ph.D: Department of Cell Biology, CINVESTAV, IPN, Mexico.Positions: School Teacher of elementary schools, high schools (1964-1971) , Professor of CINVESTAV sicne 1981, Professor-Consultant of Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (1995-2001), Visitant Professor: National Cancer Institute, Amsterdam Holand (1985), Weizman Institute, Rehovot, Israel (191980,1983), Visitant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA (1987-1990). Scientific Consultant of Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (2003-2005) Publications: 150 published articles in peer reviewed journals. Editor of: “Genética y Biomedicina Molecular” y “La Frontera: Genética Molecular de la Enfermedad I and II. Book: “Si la mujer está” , Ed. Doble Helice, Mexico. Book: "Así estamos hechos...¿Cómo somos? Ed. Fondo de Cultura Económica.Patentes: Three patentsAdministration. General Director of the Institute of Science and Technology of Mexico City (2006-). Secretary of Planning at CINVESTAV IPN (1992-1994), Academia Coordinator of the Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology (1987), Director of the Multidisciplinary Programo n Molecular Biomedicin at CICATA IPN. Coordinator of the Program of Genomic Sciences at the Universidad de la Ciudad de México.Candidate to Governor of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico (1998)