Esther Orozco

Maria Esther Orozco Orozco (born April 25, 1945 in Guerrero , Chihuahua , Mexico ) is a Mexican biologist , researcher and politician.

Life

Orozco received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua and a master's degree and doctorate in cell biology from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (Cinvestav) in Mexico City . She worked at the Institute for Experimental Pathology of the same institution, which was co-founded by the Center for Scientific Research and Applied Technology, and was appointed Director of the newly created Institute for Science and Technology of the Federal District by Prime Minister Marcelo Ebrard on December 4, 2006 . She was Rector of the Autonomous University of Mexico City from April 21, 2010 to March 13, 2013 . As a visiting scholar, she has lectured at Harvard University and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Awards (selection)

• 1985: Miguel Otero National Award from the Ministry of Health
• 1997: UNESCO / Institut Pasteur medal
• 2004: Health Care Woman of the Year Award from Master Card Corporation and Glamor Magazine
• 2006: UNESCO L'Oréal Prize

Fonts (selection)

• Luna-Arias, JP, De Dios-Bravo, G., Hernández, R., García, J., Mendoza, L. and Orozco, E .: The TATA-box binding protein of Entamoeba histolytica: cloning of the gene and location of the protein by immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. Microbiology. 145: 33-40, 1999
• Cuevas-Covarrubias, SA, Diaz-Zagoya, JC, Rivera-Vega, MR, Beirana, A., Carrasco, E., Orozco, E. and Kofman-Alfaro, SH: Higher prevalence of X-Linked Ichthyosis vs Ichthyosis Vulgaris in Mexico. International Journal of Dermatology. 38: 555-556, 1999
• García-Rivera, G., Rodriguez, MA, Ocadiz, R., Martinez-Lopez, MC, Arroyo, R., Gonzalez-Robles, A. and Orozco, E .: Entamoeba histolytica: A novel cysteine ​​protease and an adhesin form the 112 kDa surface protein. Mol. Microbiology. 33: 556-568, 1999
• Gomez-Garcia, C., Perez, DG and Orozco, E .: Physiology and Molecular Genetics of Multidrug-Resistance in Entamoeba histolytica. Drug Resistance Updates 2: 188-197, 1999
• Ravi Kumar Narayanasamy; Carlos Alberto Castañón-SanchezJuan; Pedro Luna-Arias; Bartolo Avendaño-Borromeo; Guillermina García-Rivera; Esther Orozco: The Entamoeba histolytica TBP and TRF1 transcription factors are GAAC-box binding proteins, which display differential gene expression under different stress stimuli and during the interaction with mammalian cells, ISSN  1756-3305 , 2018

Web links

• biography
• Researchgate profile of Esther Orozco
• Google Scholar Profile
• "Ratifican a Esther Orozco como rectora de la UACM". Excélsior (in Spanish). March 7, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
• "Desecha Corte controversia de Orozco para recuperar la Rectoría". Proceso (in Spanish). May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.