Dr. Luis Miguel Salgado Rodríguez

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Field of Expertise

Biotechnology

Dr. Luis Miguel Salgado Rodríguez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (Q.F.B.) from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Guanajuato. He earned a Master of Science degree with a specialization in Genetics from the Institute of Biomedical Research (IIBE), University of Guanajuato, and a Ph.D. in Sciences with a specialization in Genetics from the Department of Genetics at the University of Seville.

His research interests focus on the identification of molecular markers for the early diagnosis of chronic-degenerative diseases; the analysis of genes and signal transduction pathways involved in diet-induced obesity; and the study of genes and signaling pathways associated with the anti-obesogenic and antidiabetic effects of natural products.

He has published 45 original research articles in international scientific journals. He has supervised 10 doctoral theses and 14 master’s theses. He previously served as an Associate Researcher at IBT-UNAM and as a Research Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Biochemistry at CINVESTAV. He is currently a National Researcher Level II of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNII).