Current position: Professor of Pharmacology, full time, at Pharmacy Department, Chemistry School, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Education Background: Bs in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biology, National Autonomous University of Mexico. México. Ms in Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry School, National Autonomous University of Mexico, México. PhD in Pharmacology, Pharmacology Department, Center for Research and Advanced Studies. National Polytechnic Institute, México. Work Experience: Professor, full time, at Autonomous University Chapingo (1983-1997). Sabbatical period at the National Center for Natural Products Research of the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA (2004-2005). Research Interests: My research is focused on the chemistry and pharmacology of medicinal plants and the development of analytical methods for the quality control of autochthonous medicinal plant species from Mexico. Society Memberships: American Society of Pharmacognosy, Western Pharmacology Society, National Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mexican Association of Pharmacology, Mexican Pharmaceutical Association.