HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH / BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.). 1981 -PRESENT.
HEAD, RESEARCH DIVISION. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. 1983 -1984.
DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. SEPTEMBER 1984-DECEMBER 1997.
MEMBER TECHNICAL BOARD OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. 1984-1997.
PRESIDENT TECHNICAL BOARD. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO CITY. 1998 – 2006.
ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST. LABORATORY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STUDIES. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, U.S.A. 1983 – 1995.
MEMBER RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CANCEROLOGY, MEXICO CITY. JUNE 1987 – 1994.
MEMBER ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CANCEROLOGY, MEXICO CITY. JUNE 1987 – 1994.
COORDINATOR HEALTH RESEARCH INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION. MINISTRY OF HEALTH / MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MEXICO CITY 1988 – 1990.
COORDINATOR HEALTH COMMITTEE CONACyT, 1988 – 1989.
COORDINATOR OF NEUROLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 1989, 1994 AND 1995.
MEMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST ADDICTIONS (CONADIC) MINISTRY OF HEALTH. 1991 – 1995.
SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT, NEUROIMMUNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FÜR PSICHIATRIE. MUNICH, GERMANY. 1981.
NATIONAL RESEARCHER, LEVEL III NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INVESTIGATORS, 1986 – PRESENT.
TITULAR RESEARCHER “C” NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. MEXICO CITY, OCTOBER 1984 – 2006.
EMERITUS INVESTIGATOR OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF MEXICO (2007).
EMERITUS MEMBER MEXICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY (2007).
MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR FELLOWSHIPS AND SUPPORT IN HEALTH SCIENCES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CONACyT). 1993 – 1996.
MEMBER OF THE DICTAMINATING BOARD OF AREA II, BIOLOGICAL, BIOMEDICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES. NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM (SNI MEXICAN GOVERNMENT) 1996 – 1998. (PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE 1998).
TITULAR RESEARCHER “C”, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.), COORDINATOR HEALTH RESEARCH APPLICATIVE PROGRAM (PAIS, IIB/U.N.A.M./HEALTH INSTITUTES), MARCH 1996 – FEBRUARY 1998. LICENSE GRANTED BY U.N.A.M.´S RECTOR TO OCCUPY POSITION AS GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY (FEBRUARY 1°, 1998).
MEMBER, TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD. “FUNDACION MEXICANA PARA LA SALUD” (FUNSALUD). 1996-2020.
MEMBER OF THE EXTERNAL COMMISSION OF THE COORDINATION OF HEALTH RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. 1986 – 1997.
MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL COUNCIL AND SCIENCE DIFFUSION OF THE “UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA”. MEXICO 1996 – 1998.
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE “UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA” (50,000 students). ELECTED BY THE UAM´S ACADEMIC COLLEGE. (1997 – 2007).
ACADEMIC IN CHARGE OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES POST-GRADE STUDIES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.), 1998 – PRESENT.
MEMBER OF THE ADMISSION COMMISSION OF APPLICANTS TO MASTERS OR DOCTORATES IN SCIENCE, MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH SCIENCES FIELD OF THE MASTERS AND DOCTORATE PROGRAMS. FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.) (1998 – PRESENT).
TUTOR IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF THE MASTERS AND DOCTORATES PROGRAM IN MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.) (1998 – PRESENT).
PROFESSOR POSGRADE SELECTED TOPIC IN NEUROIMMUNOLOGY PROGRAM OF MASTERS AND DOCTORATES IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (U.N.A.M.) (1998 – PRESENT).
COORDINATOR OF THE SECTION OF MEDICINE, MEXICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 1998 – 1999.
GENERAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY OF MEXICO, (1998-2003 AND 2003-2007).
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS (1999-2005).
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CONACyT). (2002-2010).
MEMBER OF THE MEXICAN COMMISSION FOR THE HUMAN GENOME (2000-2006).
MEMBER PERMANENT, FORUM FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO (2000-2002).
COORDINATOR NORMATIVE COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS (2002-2004).
PERMANENT MEMBER AND DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTES: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA GENÓMICA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE REHABILITACIÓN, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA, HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO, HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MEXICO, HOSPITAL GENERAL DR. MANUEL GEA GONZALEZ, HOSPITAL JUAREZ DE MEXICO, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE BAJIO, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE CHIAPAS, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE CIUDAD VICTORIA, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE OAXACA, HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE ALTA ESPECIALIDAD DE YUCATÁN, CENTRO NACIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSIÓN SANGUÍNEA, CENTRO NACIONAL DE TRASPLANTES, INSTITUTO DE GERIATRÍA.
GENERAL COMMISSIONER, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND FEDERAL HOSPITALS OF HIGH SPECIALTY OF MEXICO. (2006-2010).
MembEr OF THE Board of Scientific Counselor’s (BSC), Center for Diseases Control (CDC) Atlanta, u.s.a. (2007-2014)
delegate of mexico; Working Party on Biotechnology (WPB) and Global Forum on Biotechnology, organization for economic cooperation and development (oECd), paris. (2008-2013)
member of the marine biotechnology group, organization for economic cooperation and development (oECd), paris.
CHIEF ADVISOR OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH OF MEXICO (AUGUST 2010 – OCTOBER 2011).
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY (2010-2011).
HONORARY MEMBER, MEXICAN ACADEMY OF SURGERY (2011).
PRESIDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CENTERS FOR ATTENTION OF ADDICTIONS (2011)
TITULAR MEMBER OF THE MEXICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (NOVEMBER 2011).
PRESIDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES METROPOLITAN AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY (SEPTEMBER 2011-2015).
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION (2013-2021).
PRESIDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, GENERAL HOSPITAL “DR. MANUEL GEA GONZALEZ” (2013-2018)
COORDINATOR OF THE COMMITTEE OF ETHIS AND TRANSPARENCY IN PHYSICIAN-INDUSTRY RELATIONS. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, MEXICO. 2014-2020.
HONORARY MEMBER, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE OF MEXICO (2017).