NAME: JULIO SOTELO MORALES
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: OCTOBER 20th, 1950, MEXICO CITY
ACADEMIC DEGREE: NEUROLOGIST, BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
MEDICINE: FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.), 1969-1974.
MEDICAL SPECIALTY
NEUROLOGY: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY MINISTRY OF HEALTH, 1975-1978.
NEUROLOGY: DIVISION OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.), MARCH 1975 – MARCH 1977.
RESEARCH
NEUROIMMUNOLOGY: THE LONDON HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE. LONDON ENGLAND, 1978-1979.
PROF. JOHN HOLBOROW. EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF IMMUNOLOGY, EDITOR JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS.
(Publications No. 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,13)
NEUROVIROLOGY: LABORATORY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STUDIES NINCDS. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, U.S.A., 1979-1981
PROF. CARLETON GAJDUSEK, NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE, 1976. (Publications No. 11,12,19,21,25,31)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH / BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.). 1981 -PRESENT.
HEAD, RESEARCH DIVISION. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. 1983 -1984.
DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. SEPTEMBER 1984-DECEMBER 1997.
MEMBER TECHNICAL BOARD OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. 1984-1997.
PRESIDENT TECHNICAL BOARD. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. 1998 – 2006.
ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST. LABORATORY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STUDIES. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, U.S.A. 1983 – 1995.
MEMBER RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CANCEROLOGY, MEXICO CITY. JUNE 1987 – 1994.
MEMBER ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CANCEROLOGY, MEXICO CITY. JUNE 1987 – 1994.
COORDINATOR HEALTH RESEARCH INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION. MINISTRY OF HEALTH / MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MEXICO CITY 1988 – 1990.
COORDINATOR HEALTH COMMITTEE CONACyT, 1988 – 1989.
COORDINATOR OF NEUROLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 1989, 1994 AND 1995.
MEMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST ADDICTIONS (CONADIC) MINISTRY OF HEALTH. 1991 – 1995.
SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT, NEUROIMMUNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FÜR PSICHIATRIE. MUNICH, GERMANY. 1981.
NATIONAL RESEARCHER, LEVEL III NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INVESTIGATORS, 1986 – PRESENT.
TITULAR RESEARCHER “C” NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. MEXICO CITY, OCTOBER 1984 – 2006.
EMERITUS INVESTIGATOR OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF MEXICO (2007).
EMERITUS MEMBER MEXICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY (2007).
MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR FELLOWSHIPS AND SUPPORT IN HEALTH SCIENCES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CONACyT). 1993 – 1996.
MEMBER OF THE DICTAMINATING BOARD OF AREA II, BIOLOGICAL, BIOMEDICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES. NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM (SNI MEXICAN GOVERNMENT) 1996 – 1998. (PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE 1998).
TITULAR RESEARCHER “C”, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.), COORDINATOR HEALTH RESEARCH APPLICATIVE PROGRAM (PAIS, IIB/U.N.A.M./HEALTH INSTITUTES), MARCH 1996 – FEBRUARY 1998. LICENSE GRANTED BY U.N.A.M.´S RECTOR TO OCCUPY POSITION AS GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY (FEBRUARY 1°, 1998).
MEMBER, TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD. “FUNDACION MEXICANA PARA LA SALUD” (FUNSALUD). 1996-2020.
MEMBER OF THE EXTERNAL COMMISSION OF THE COORDINATION OF HEALTH RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. 1986 – 1997.
MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL COUNCIL AND SCIENCE DIFFUSION OF THE “UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA”. MEXICO 1996 – 1998.
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE “UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA” (50,000 students). ELECTED BY THE UAM´S ACADEMIC COLLEGE. (1997 – 2006).
ACADEMIC IN CHARGE OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES POST-GRADE STUDIES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.), 1998 – PRESENT.
MEMBER OF THE ADMISSION COMMISSION OF APPLICANTS TO MASTERS OR DOCTORATES IN SCIENCE, MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH SCIENCES FIELD OF THE MASTERS AND DOCTORATE PROGRAMS. FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.) (1998 – PRESENT).
TUTOR IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF THE MASTERS AND DOCTORATES PROGRAM IN MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.) (1998 – PRESENT).
PROFESSOR POSGRADE SELECTED TOPIC IN NEUROIMMUNOLOGY PROGRAM OF MASTERS AND DOCTORATES IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.) (1998 – PRESENT).
COORDINATOR OF THE SECTION OF MEDICINE, MEXICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 1998 – 1999.
GENERAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY OF MEXICO, (1998-2003 AND 2003-2007).
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS (1999-2005).
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CONACyT). (2002-2010).
MEMBER OF THE MEXICAN COMMISSION FOR THE HUMAN GENOME (2000-2006).
MEMBER PERMANENT, FORUM FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO (2000-2002).
COORDINATOR NORMATIVE COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS (2002-2004).
PERMANENT MEMBER AND DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTES: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA GENÓMICA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE REHABILITACIÓN, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA, HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO, HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MEXICO, HOSPITAL GENERAL DR. MANUEL GEA GONZALEZ, HOSPITAL JUAREZ DE MEXICO, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE BAJIO, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE CHIAPAS, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE CIUDAD VICTORIA, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE OAXACA, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE YUCATÁN, CENTRO NACIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSIÓN SANGUÍNEA, CENTRO NACIONAL DE TRASPLANTES, INSTITUTO DE GERIATRÍA. (2006-2010)
GENERAL COMMISSIONER, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND FEDERAL HOSPITALS OF HIGH SPECIALTY OF MEXICO. (2006-2010).
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC COUNSERLOR’S (BSC), CENTER FOR DISEASES CONTROL (CDC). Atlanta, U.S.A. (2008-2014)
DELEGATE OF MEXICO; WORKING PARTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (WPB) and GLOBAL FORUM ON BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECd), Paris. (2007-2011)
Member of the Marine Biotechnology Group, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris. (2010-2011)
CHIEF ADVISOR OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH OF MEXICO (AUGUST 2010 – OCTOBER 2011).
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY (2010-2011).
HONORARY MEMBER, MEXICAN ACADEMY OF SURGERY (2011).
PRESIDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CENTERS FOR ATTENTION OF ADDICTIONS (2011)
TITULAR MEMBER OF THE MEXICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (NOVEMBER 2011).
PRESIDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES METROPOLITAN AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY (SEPTEMBER 2011-2015).
TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY. FACULTY OF MEDICINE. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.). 1981-2006.
TEACHING DIPLOMA, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.), 1998.
PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE. FACULTY OF SCIENCES. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.). 1983 – 1988.
PROFESSOR OF VIROLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.). 1994-2006.
PROFESSOR. FACULTY OF MEDICINE. SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.). 1995-2006
MEMBER OF THE DOCTORAL TUTORIAL PROGRAMS, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.).
TUTOR OF 35 GRADE & POSTGRADE THESIS IN RESEARCH. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.)
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CONACyT), MIGUEL ALEMAN FOUNDATION AND RESEARCH TRUST FUND FOR INTER-INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ON REGENERATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (FIIRESIN).
- Neuron cultures. Studies on the neurobiology and neuroimmunology of central nervous system cells.
- Experimental production of brain tumors. Studies on immunology and cell biology aimed at immunotherapy.
- Experimental brain tumors induced during gestation.
- Cysticercosis of the Nervous System.
- Transplants of the Nervous System.
- Neuroimmunology of parasitic diseases.
- Effect of neuropeptides on degenerative neurological disorders
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE MEXICAN SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, A.C. 1983 – 1985.
CORRESPONDING MEMBER FROM MEXICO, THE AMERICAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. ELECTED BY THE “ANA COUNCIL”. SEPTEMBER 29, 1997.
SENIOR MEMBER FROM MEXICO, THE AMERICAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. ELECTED BY THE “ANA COUNCIL”. MARCH, 2013.
PRESIDENT OF THE MEXICAN SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, 1987-1989.
PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 50th ANNIVERSARY, MEXICAN SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, 1987.
MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING MEXICAN SOCIETIES
- Mexican Academy of Neurology. 1977 – present.
- Mexican Society of Neurology and Psychiatry. 1978 – present.
Mexican Society of Biological Psychiatry. 1977 – present
- Alumnae of the NINN 1979 – present.
- Mexican Society of Physiological Sciences. 1981 – present.
- Mexican Society of Immunology. 1981 – present.
- Mexican Association for the Study and Treatment of Pain. 1981
- Mexican Chapter of the International League Against Epilepsy. 1982 – present.
- Mexican Society Against Multiple Sclerosis. 1982 – present.
- Mexican Society of Infectology. 1983 – present.
- Mexican Society of Immunology and Allergy. 1984 – present.
- Mexican Society of Parasitology, 1991 – present.
- Mexican Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (Honorary Member 1996).
MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES
- World Federation of Neurology (Committees on Neuroimmunology, Neurovirology, and Tropical Neurology).
- American Academy of Neurology. 1981. (Member Commission on Neuroimmunology).
- Neuroscience’s Society.
- Tissue Culture Association, Inc. 1982.
- International Society of Neurology. 1985.
- International League Against Epilepsy 1986. (Member Commission on Tropical Diseases).
- Ecuatorian Society of Neurology.
- Brazilian Society of Neurology.
- American College of Angiology (Member Scientific Council, 1993).
- International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies (1993)
- The Medical Society of London (1995)
- American College of Healthcare Executives (2000)
- Academy of Sciences of Latin America (2003)
MEMBER GRANT SELECTION COMMITTEE. REVIEWER AND ADVISER. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEXICO CITY (1982 – 1987).
RESEARCHER, CENTER FOR STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. (CESAAL), MEXICO CITY. (1982 – 2006).
SCIENTIFIC ADVISER, MEXICAN ASSOCIATION AGAINST MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. 1991 – 2006.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISER, ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF MOTOR NEURON DISEASE PATIENTS. (FYADENMAC). MEXICO CITY. 1983 – 2006.
NUMBERED ACADEMIC OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. ELECTED IN 1988.
NUMBERED ACADEMIC OF THE MEXICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. ELECTED IN 1984.
NUMBERED ACADEMIC OF THE MEXICAN ACADEMY OF HUMAN RIGHTS. (FIRST MEDICAL DOCTOR ELECTED) 1993-PRESENT.
AUTHOR OF 395 PUBLICATIONS IN BOOKS AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS (2021).
CITATION INDEX:
SCOPUS 8,724 CITATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS INDEXED TO PUBLISH WORKS UP TO JULY 2021.
RESEARCH GATE: 11,486 CITATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS INDEXED TO PUBLISH WORKS UP TO JULY 2021
INVENTION PATENT No. 18439: PERITONEAL-VENTRICLE SHUNT DEVICE FOR HYDROCEPHALUS TREATMENT (FEBRUARY 1997) (PUBLICATIONS No. 113,125,145,167,223).
MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS: NEUROLOGIA, NEUROCIRUGIA Y PSIQUIATRIA A.C.; REVISTA DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGIA; ARCHIVOS DEL INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGIA; REVISTA ECUATORIANA DE NEUROLOGIA; BOLETIN DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS; SALUD PÚBLICA DE MEXICO
PRESIDENT EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE JOURNAL ARCHIVOS DE NEUROCIENCIAS.
REVIEWER: ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY; ONCOLOGY; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY; ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY; SURGICAL NEUROLOGY; THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, PARASITOLOGY TODAY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NEUROLOGICAL INFECTIONS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, ACTA TROPICA, BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, EPILEPSIA, JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, VACCINE, PLOS MEDICINE, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY, LANCET NEUROLOGY, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, PATHOGENS AND GLOBAL HEALTH, JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, EPILEPSY RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, SURGICAL NEUROLOGY INTERNATIONAL, WORLD NEUROSURGERY, ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, BMJ CASE REPORTS, FUTURE VIROLOGY, JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY.
MEMBER, EDITORIAL BOARD: ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (1994-1999); NEUROLOGICAL INFECTIONS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY (1995-1999); SURGICAL NEUROLOGY (1996-2009); BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2002-2007); CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY (2005-PRESENT); WORLD JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY (2011-PRESENT); WORLD JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (2011-PRESENT): WORLD JOURNAL OF METHODOLOGY (2011).
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: SURGICAL NEUROLOGY, U.S.A. (2006-2009); SURGICAL NEUROLOGY INTERNATIONAL, U.S.A. (2010-PRESENT).
ASSOCIATED EDITOR FOR CLINICAL MEDICINE: ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (1999).
MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD (IMAB), INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETIES. SEPTEMBER 1993 – DECEMBER 1997.
MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD, REPRESENTATIVE FROM LATIN AMERICA. YEAR BOOK OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. 1997-2005.
- 504 LECTURES GIVEN AT LOCAL SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC MEETINGS IN MEXICO.
- 123 LECTURES BY INVITATION GIVEN AT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC MEETINGS.
- FIFTH MEXICAN AUTHOR MOST CITED IN THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE, NATURAL SCIENCES (1981-1991). INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, U.S.A.
- THIRD LATIN AMERICAN AUTHOR MOST CITED IN THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE, CLINICAL MEDICINE (1981-1993). INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, SCIENCE INDICATORS DATABASE, USA.
- AUTHOR OF THE THIRD JOURNAL ARTICLE MOST OFTEN CITED IN THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FROM LATIN AMERICAN AUTHORS. “THERAPY OF PARENCHYMAL BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS”, NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1984;310:1001-1007. INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, USA
- AUTHOR OF THE TENTH JOURNAL ARTICLE MOST OFTEN CITED IN THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FROM LATIN AMERICAN AUTHORS. “NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS, A NEW CLASSIFICATION”, ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1985; 145: 442-449. INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, USA.
CITED IN CLASSIC MEDICAL TEXTBOOKS: GOODMAN AND GILMAN´S “THE PHARMACOLOGICAL BASIS OF THERAPEUTICS”; MERRITT´S “TEXTBOOK OF NEUROLOGY”; SCHOREDER “CURRENT MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT” BRAIN’S “DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM”; “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MEDICINE”; “DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM”; AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY “MANUAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY”; CECIL’S “TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINE”; HARRISON´S “PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE”; FIELD’S “VIROLOGY”; SHAKIR´S “TROPICAL NEUROLOGY”.
COVER OF “SCIENCE” (NEURONS IN CULTURE) VOL. 210 OCTOBER 1980. COLOR PRINTING “METHOD FOR CULTURE OF NEURONS”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF U.S.A. 77: 653-657, 1980. COLOR PRINTING “AUTO ANTIBODIES AGAINST AXONAL NEUROFILAMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH KURU AND CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB”, SCIENCE 210: 190-193, 1980.
AWARDS
AWARD TO MEDICAL RESEARCH “JORGE ROSENKRANZ”. SYNTEX INSTITUTE. MEXICO CITY. 1984, 2001 AND 2006.
DECORATION “EDUARDO LICEAGA”, HIGHEST AWARD IN MEDICINE IN MEXICO FROM THE GENERAL HEALTH COUNCIL, GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO ON APRIL 7th, 1992.
AWARD TO THE BEST SCIENTIFIC WORK: “THE COURSE OF SEIZURES AFTER TREATMENT FOR CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS”, GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, OCTOBER 21st, 1993.
“SALAS PEYRO” AWARD IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. U.N.A.M. FOUNDATION/FACULTY OF MEDICINE. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.) (JULY 2, 1997).
“DR. JESUS RODRIGUEZ CARBAJAL” MEDAL FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MEDICINE (19 DE AUGUST DE 1999).
“RICARDO J. ZEVADA” AWARD, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO. (FEBRUARY, 2000).
AUTHOR OF THREE “CLASSIC” JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM CITATION INDEX TO THE DECADE 1990-2000 (ISI, 2000).
CONFERENCE “MANUEL MARTINEZ BAEZ”, FUNSALUD (MEXICO), 2000.
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (MEXICO) 2000.
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (MEXICO), 2001.
NATIONAL Price for Science and Arts, given by the President of Mexico (2001).
MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF SCIENCES OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT (2002).
AWARD “EDUARDO LICEAGA” TO THE BEST SCIENTIFIC WORK, GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, NOVEMBER, 2003.
CONFERENCE “DR. IGNACIO CHAVEZ”, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (MEXICO), 2004.
PRICE “Dr. Antonio Subirana Oller”. SPANISH SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGY (SPAIN), 2004.
“CANIFARMA” PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AWARD IN CLINICAL RESEARCH, 2006.
NATIONAL MEDAL TO THE MERIT OF DOCTOR IN MEDICINE, given by the President of Mexico (2006).
“CANIFARMA” PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AWARD IN CLINICAL RESEARCH, 2011.
“CARLOS SLIM AWARD 2012” TO THE ACHIVEMENT IN HEALTH RESEARCH. (APRIL 2012)
“LUIS ELIZONDO AWARD 2014″ SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY, HUMAN SENSE
“HEBERTO CASTILLO AWARD 2019″