Jorge morales-montor, M.D., PH.d.
Current Position:
Full time Professor, Departament of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Research, National Autonomous University of México
Research Interests/Grant support:
Research Interests: The neuroimmunoendocrine network in health and disease, Immune sexual dimorphism, Sex associated susceptibility to parasite infections, The role of gender in autoimmune diseases: causes and mechanisms, Neuroimmunology
Recent Publications:
1) M. Rodríguez-Dorantes, Lorena López-Griego, Claudia M. Zarazúa-Cruz and Jorge Morales-Montor. Altered expression of cytokines and sex steroid receptors in the reproductive tract of cysticercotic male mice. Parasite Immunology. 32, (2) 91–100 (2010).
2) Galileo Escobedo, Ignacio Camacho-Arroyo, Olivia Tania Hernández-Hernández, Pedro Ostoa-Saloma, Martín García-Varela and Jorge Morales-Montor. Progesterone induces scolex evagination of the human parasite Taenia solium: evolutionary implications to the host-parasite relationship. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology.
3) Galileo Escobedo, Gloria Soldevila, Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres, Pedro Ostoa-Saloma , Jesús Ramsés Chávez-Ríos, Karen Nava, Rocío Fonseca-Liñán, Claudia Hallal-Calleros and Jorge Morales-Montor. A new MAP kinase protein involved in the estradiol-stimulated reproduction of the helminth parasite Taenia crassiceps. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology.
Relevant Experience:
Elected positions:
1) Councilor, Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (2010- )
2) Co-founder and President of the Mexican Society of Neuroimmunomodulation (2009- )
3) President of The Mexican Society of Parasitologists (2010- )
Professional Experience:
1) Associated Profesor, Departament of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia (1997-2000)
2) Assistant Professor. Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Research, U.N.A.M. (March 2001-February 2003)
3) Associated Professor. Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Research, U.N.A.M. (March 2003-February 2006)
4) Full Time Professor. Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Research, U.N.A.M. (March 2006-March 2008)
5) Full time Professor (C level) (January 2009- )
