Our lab members

Omar Yaxmehen Bello Chavolla, MD, PhD

Lab Coordinator – oybello@inger.gob.mx

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Medical Doctor, PhD in Medicine and Specialist in Applied Statistics at UNAM. Clinical Researcher at Instituto Nacional de Geriatría in Mexico City

Carlos Alberto Fermín Martínez, MD

PhD Candidate – carlosfermin38@gmail.com

Medical Doctor and PhD candidate from MD/PhD Program (PECEM) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Currently working on the development of metrics to assess biological aging in humans through body composition and metabolic traits.

Diana Laura Ramírez-Rivera, MSci, PhD

Posdoctoral researcher – dianalaurarr0312@gmail.com

Nutritionist with PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Sonora. Currently appointed as a Postdoctoral Research at the National Institute of Geriatrics (INGER) contributing to research in health and aging.

Jerónimo Perezalonso-Espinosa, MD

PhD Candidate – jeronimo.perezalonso@hotmail.com

Medical Doctor and PhD candidate from MD/PhD Program (PECEM) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His PhD project focuses on understanding the heterogeneity of cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Juan Pablo Díaz-Sánchez MD

PhD Candidate – jpds.facmed@gmail.com

Research Intern and Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His PhD project will focus on the genomic characterization of type 2 diabetes endotypes in Mexican adults.

Martín Roberto Basile-Alvarez, MD

Masters student – martinbasilealvarez@gmail.com

Medical Doctor and MSci candidate in Clinical Pharmacology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His project focuses in exploring the impact of specific drugs on glycemic control and chronic complications within type 2 diabetes endotypes in Mexican adults.

Andrea Malagón-Liceaga, MD

Masters student – andreamalice@gmail.com

Medical Doctor and MSci candidate in Epidemiology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her project focuses on understanding the impact of prediabetes progression and regression on physical function and failty in Mexican adults.

Padme Nailea Méndez-Labra MD

Research Intern – padme.labra@gmail.com

Research Intern and Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Currently working in exploring determinants in the response to physical activity.

Karime Berenice Carrillo-Herrera, MD

Research Intern – kcarrillo241@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Currently working in understanding determinants of cardio-metabolic disease in Mexico.

Leslie Alitzel Cabrera-Quintana, MD

Research Intern – lesliecquintana@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Currently working in understanding determinants of cardio-metabolic disease in Mexico.

Sara Berenice García-González, MD

Research Intern – gargon_bere@outlook.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Currently working in understanding determinants of metabolic aging in Mexico.

Kathya Paola Zarco-Morales, MD

Research Intern – zarcomorales.kathya@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Currently working in understanding determinants of arterial stiffness in Mexico.

Elizabeth Garcia L Castañeda, MD

Research Intern – elizabethgarcialcast@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the Autonomous University of Guerrero.

Alicia Sandoval-García, MD

Research Intern – zarcomorales.kathya@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and current Resident in Internal Medicine.

Neftalí Eduardo Antonio-Villa, MD, PhD

Collaborator – nefoantonio@hotmail.com

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MD, PhD. Collaborating Researcher at Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chavez in Mexico City, Mexico. Dr. Antonio-Villa worked as a PhD in our team from 2020-2023 and graduated summa cum laude in 2023.

Daniel Ramírez-García, MD, MSci

Collaborator – daaniel.raamirez93@gmail.com

Medical Doctor with a MSci in Epidemiology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Dr. Ramírez-García worked as a MSci student in our team from 2022-2024 and graduated summa cum laude in 2024.

César Daniel Paz Cabrera, MD

Collaborator – danielpazc@hotmail.com

Specialist in Preventive Medicine at the National Institute in Pubic Health in Mexico. Daniel collaborated as a Research Intern between 2021 and 2022 and between 2024-2026.

Andrea Berenice Mendieta-Peña, MD

PhD Candidate – andrea.mendieta01@comunidad.unam.mx

Research Intern and Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Andrea is a collaborator with our team; she is currently working in Dr. Antonio-Villa’s lab at the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City.

José Enrique González Vences, MD

PhD Candidate – eg6148434@gmail.com

Research Intern and Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Enrique is a collaborator with our team; he is currently working in Dr. Antonio-Villa’s lab at the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City.

Luisa Fernández-Chirino, BSci

Collaborator – fernandzlui.98@gmail.com

Bachelor in Biological and Pharmeceutical Chemistry and Specialist in Applied Statistics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, current PhD candidate at Oxford University. Luisa was a collaborator in our team between 2020 and 2023 and graduated summa cum laude in Applied Statistics in 2023.

Mariana León-Álvarez, MD

Collaborator – anairam3599@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Paulina collaborated as a Research Intern between 2024 and 2025.

Paulina Sánchez-Castro, MD

Collaborator – paulina.sc198@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Paulina collaborated as a Research Intern between 2023 and 2024.

Alejandra Núñez Luna, MD

Collaborator – aleluna280298@gmail.com

Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Alejandra collaborated as a Research Intern between 2023 and 2024.

Gael Dávila-López MD

PhD Candidate – mc21dalg8425@facmed.unam.mx

Research Intern and Medical Doctor from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Gael collaborated as a Research Intern in our team between 2022 and 2023.

Arsenio Vargas-Vázquez, MD

Collaborator – arsev.1994@gmail.com

PhD Candidate, Specialist in Applied Statistics and Medical Resident in Internal Medicine at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán.