Gustavo Pacheco López is a Mexican neuroscientist and academic appointed as the Rector General of the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) for the period 2025-2029. His career is distinguished by the convergence of research in neuroscience, university management, and international scientific collaboration. Key data: Current position: Rector General of UAM (2025-2029). Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the University of Duisburg-Essen. Specialty: Integrative Behavioral Neuroscience. Academic affiliation: Full professor at UAM-Lerma, level 3 of the National System of Researchers. Scientific production: 87 peer-reviewed articles and over 2,300 international citations. Academic and scientific development A graduate of Experimental Biology from UAM-Iztapalapa, he pursued his doctorate under a cotutelage scheme with Germany. As part of his scientific training and consolidation, he carried out postdoctoral and research stays at the University of Duisburg-Essen, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, and Leiden University. His research line focuses on the behavioral modulation of neuroendocrine-immune interactions, the study of the microbiota-gut-brain axis, and the neurobiology of feeding behavior. Experience in academic management In the institutional sphere, he has held various positions within UAM, including Coordinator of Academic Strengthening and Linkage, Director of the Division of Biological and Health Sciences (2018-2022), and founding head of the Department of Health Sciences in Lerma. His management has been characterized by promoting teaching innovation, equity, sustainability, and inter-institutional cooperation. Institutional vision As Rector General, he orients his management from a humanistic and scientific perspective, with an emphasis on the defense of public education and university autonomy. His work plan seeks to strengthen interdisciplinary research and consolidate the internationalization of UAM as an axis of sustainable social transformation based on knowledge.
Gustavo Pacheco López Appointed Rector of UAM for 2025-2029
Mexican neuroscientist Gustavo Pacheco López will lead the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM). His work focuses on neuroscience, academic management, and international collaboration.
