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Research interests

• Behavioral modulation of neuroendocrineimmune interactions
• Disgust and disease avoidant behaviors
• Mechanism of the eating inhibitory effects of gut peptides
• Obesogenic environment and adiposity effects on cognitive performance
• Microbiota-Gut-Brain axis

Profile

Professor Gustavo Pacheco López is an established neuroscientist focused on the complex interactions between the central nervous, immune and endocrine systems: integrative behavioral neurosciences.

With an interdisciplinary approach and working with humans and animal models, he has successfully incorporated innovative methods such as fMRI, µCT, bioimpedance spectroscopy, next generation DNA sequencing, in vivo indirect calorimetry, biopotential telemetry, among others. He has published several research and review articles (n= 54) with high impact, reaching already an H index = 22, and obtaining more than 1,300 citations.

Additionally, he has contributed several chapters to specialized books (n=8). He has been successful in training, mentoring, and graduating students (Bachelors= eight, Masters= 12, Ph.D.= 13), postdocs (n= six), and research associates (n=two); he has also accumulated a strong teaching portfolio at several prestigious universities.

He has also been successful in attracting funding, thus supporting his research from several sources, including Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), and National Institutes of Health - USA (NIH), French Research Agency (ANR), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) among others, accumulating to date more than $2,000,000 USD of extramural funding.

Educated in Mexico, Germany, The Netherlands, and Switzerland, Dr. Pacheco López has previously been affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Leiden University, The Netherlands, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico and UNAM, Mexico.

He is currently hired as a Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Lerma Cuajimalpa, coordinates the CI3M - Mexiquense, unit of the CONACYT National Laboratory for Research in Instrumentation and Medical Imaging (CI3M), and is Director of the Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Lerma Cuajimalpa, UAM.

Since 2012, he was recognized as Visiting Professor at ETH Zurich, and from October 2014 onwards he is Researcher - Senior part-time affiliated with the Unit of Medical and Health Neuropsychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands, where he is also a member of the Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition (LIBC).

Currently, he also holds a Visiting Professor affiliation to the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he spent a sabbatical stay from 2016 to 2017. Dr. Pacheco López has been distinguished with the "Premio de Ciencia y Tecnología del Estado de México" and as "Claveringa Lecturer in Mexico 2017" by the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. He is an active member of several scientific societies: PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society (PNIRS, since 2003); Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB, since 2007); New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS, since 2019); The Obesity Society (TOS, since 2020).

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
	Tepichín-Castro, C.A., Ledesma-Ramírez, C.I., Peña-Castillo, M.Á. and 3 more (...) (2021).Joint symbolic dynamics identifies differences in the maternal-fetal cardiac coupling between nonlaboring and laboring women. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control,68
OA	Naneix, F., Bakoyiannis, I., Santoyo-Zedillo, M. and 4 more (...) (2021).Chemogenetic silencing of hippocampus and amygdala reveals a double dissociation in periadolescent obesogenic diet-induced memory alterations. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory,178	\| 3 \|
OA	Pacheco-López, G., Pérez-Morales, M., Guzmán-Ramos, K.R. and 3 more (...) (2021).Editorial: Obesogenic Environmental Conditions Affect Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration. Frontiers in Neuroscience,15	\| 3 \|
OA	Skvortsova, A., Veldhuijzen, D.S., Kloosterman, I.E.M. and 2 more (...) (2021).Food anticipatory hormonal responses: A systematic review of animal and human studies. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews,126447-464	\| 3 \|
OA	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Abarca-Castro, E.A., Echeverría, J.C. and 3 more (...) (2021).A Translational Perspective of Maternal Immune Activation by SARS-CoV-2 on the Potential Prenatal Origin of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Role of the Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway. Frontiers in Psychology,12	\| 3 \|
OA	Bello-Medina, P.C., Hernández-Quiroz, F., Pérez-Morales, M. and 5 more (...) (2021).Spatial Memory and Gut Microbiota Alterations Are Already Present in Early Adulthood in a Pre-clinical Transgenic Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience,15
OA	Flores-Duarte, I.M., Pliego-Padilla, A.C., Ledesma-Martínez, C.I. and 4 more (...) (2020).Comparison of linear and nonlinear algorithms for detection of cardiorespiratory uncoupling in endotoxemic rats. Revista Mexicana de Ingenieria Biomedica,41(1)
OA	Hadamitzky, M., Lückemann, L., Pacheco-López, G. and 1 more (...) (2020).Pavlovian conditioning of immunological and neuroendocrine functions. Physiological Reviews,100(1) 357-405
OA	Montero-Nava, J.E., Pliego-Carrillo, A.C., Ledesma-Ramírez, C.I. and 4 more (...) (2020).Analysis of the fetal cardioelectrohysterographic coupling at the third trimester of gestation in healthy women by Bivariate Phase-Rectified Signal Averaging. PLoS ONE,15(7)
	Esquivel-Arizmendi, C.G., Ledesma-Ramírez, C.I., Pliego-Carillo, A.C. and 4 more (...) (2020).Analysis of the Maternal Cardio-Electrohysterographic Coupling During Labor by Bivariate Phase-Rectified Signal Averaging. IFMBE Proceedings,7521-27
OA	Skvortsova, A., Veldhuijzen, D.S., Pacheco-Lopez, G. and 11 more (...) (2020).Placebo effects in the neuroendocrine system: Conditioning of the oxytocin responses. Psychosomatic Medicine,82(1) 47-56
OA	García-Gómez, L., Romero-Rebollar, C., Hartmann, C. and 5 more (...) (2020).Food Disgust Scale: Spanish Version. Frontiers in Psychology,11
OA	Meeuwis, S.H., van Middendorp, H., van Laarhoven, A.I.M. and 5 more (...) (2020).Placebo and nocebo effects for itch and itch-related immune outcomes: A systematic review of animal and human studies. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews,113325-337
OA	Montalvo-Jaramillo, C.I., Pliego-Carrillo, A.C., Peña-Castillo, M.Á. and 9 more (...) (2020).Comparison of fetal heart rate variability by symbolic dynamics at the third trimester of pregnancy and low-risk parturition. Heliyon,6(3)
OA	Skvortsova, A., Veldhuijzen, D.S., de Rover, M. and 6 more (...) (2020).Effects of oxytocin administration and conditioned oxytocin on brain activity: An fMRI study. PLoS ONE,15(3)
OA	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Pliego-Carrillo, A.C., Ledesma-Ramírez, C.I. and 4 more (...) (2020).Phase entropy analysis of electrohysterographic data at the third trimester of human pregnancy and active parturition. Entropy,22(8)
OA	Egolf, A., Siegrist, M., Ammann, J. and 3 more (...) (2019).Cross-cultural validation of the short version of the Food Disgust Scale in ten countries. Appetite,143
	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Ledesma-Ramírez, C.I., Pliego-Carrillo, A.C. and 5 more (...) (2019).Neuroautonomic activity evidences parturition as a complex and integrated neuro–immune–endocrine process. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,1437(1) 22-30
	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Ledesma-Ramírez, C.I., Hadamitzky, M. and 7 more (...) (2019).Symbolic analysis of heart rate fluctuations identifies cardiac autonomic modifications during LPS-induced endotoxemia. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical,221
OA	Skvortsova, A., Veldhuijzen, D.S., Kloosterman, I.E.M. and 4 more (...) (2019).Conditioned hormonal responses: A systematic review in animals and humans. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology,52206-218
OA	Meeuwis, S.H., Van Middendorp, H., Pacheco-Lopez, G. and 5 more (...) (2019).Antipruritic Placebo Effects by Conditioning H1-antihistamine. Psychosomatic Medicine,81(9) 841-850
OA	Flores-Duarte, I.M., Pliego-Carrillo, A.C., Ledesma-Ramírez, C.I. and 4 more (...) (2019).Comparison of linear and nonlinear algorithms for detection of cardiorespiratory uncoupling in endotoxemic rats. Revista Mexicana de Ingenieria Biomedica,40(3)
	Escalante-Gaytán, J., Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Peña-Castillo, M.Á. and 8 more (...) (2018).Associations of Immunological Markers and Anthropometric Measures with Linear and Nonlinear Electrohysterographic Parameters at Term Active Labor. Advances in Neuroimmune Biology,7(1) 27-36
OA	Liao, W.-H., Suendermann, C., Steuer, A.E. and 5 more (...) (2018).Aldosterone deficiency in mice burdens respiration and accentuates diet-induced hyperinsulinemia and obesity. JCI insight,3(14)	\| 3 \|
OA	Langhans, W., Adan, R., Arnold, M. and 39 more (...) (2018).New horizons for future research – Critical issues to consider for maximizing research excellence and impact. Molecular Metabolism,1453-59
OA	Pineda-Ortíz, M., Pacheco-López, G., Rubio-Osornio, M. and 2 more (...) (2018).Neurorehabilitation of saccadic ocular movement in a patient with a homonymous hemianopia postgeniculate caused by an arteriovenous malformation. Medicine (United States),97(11)
OA	Münger, E., Montiel-Castro, A.J., Langhans, W. and 1 more (...) (2018).Reciprocal Interactions Between Gut Microbiota and Host Social Behavior. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience,12
	Bauer, D., Busch, M., Pacheco-López, G. and 8 more (...) (2017).Behavioral Conditioning of Immune Responses with Cyclosporine A in a Murine Model of Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis. NeuroImmunoModulation,24(2) 87-99	\| 3 \|
	Elorza-Ávila, A.R., Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Hadamitzky, M. and 6 more (...) (2017).Oxytocin's role on the cardiorespiratory activity of endotoxemic rats. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology,23619-22
OA	Morin, J.-P., Rodríguez-Durán, L.F., Guzmán-Ramos, K. and 4 more (...) (2017).Palatable hyper-caloric foods impact on neuronal plasticity. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience,11	\| 3 \|
OA	Tekampe, J., Van Middendorp, H., Meeuwis, S.H. and 4 more (...) (2017).Conditioning immune and endocrine parameters in humans: A systematic review. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,86(2) 99-107
	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Peña-Castillo, M.Á., Echeverría, J.C. and 7 more (...) (2017).Women Serum Concentrations of the IL-10 Family of Cytokines and IFN-γ Decrease from the Third Trimester of Pregnancy to Active Labor. NeuroImmunoModulation,24(3) 162-170
	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Hadamitzky, M., Peña-Castillo, M.Á. and 5 more (...) (2016).Exogenous oxytocin reduces signs of sickness behavior and modifies heart rate fluctuations of endotoxemic rats. Physiology and Behavior,165223-230
OA	Boitard, C., Parkes, S.L., Cavaroc, A. and 10 more (...) (2016).Switching adolescent high-fat diet to adult control diet restores neurocognitive alterations. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience,10	\| 3 \|
	Morin, J.-P., Cerón-Solano, G., Velázquez-Campos, G. and 3 more (...) (2016).Spatial Memory Impairment is Associated with Intraneural Amyloid-β Immunoreactivity and Dysfunctional Arc Expression in the Hippocampal-CA3 Region of a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease,51(1) 69-79
	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Echeverría-Arjonilla, J.C., Peña-Castillo, M.T. and 6 more (...) (2015).A comparison of heart rate variability in women at the third trimester of pregnancy and during low-risk labour. Physiology and Behavior,149255-261
OA	Mansouri, A., Pacheco-López, G., Ramachandran, D. and 5 more (...) (2015).Enhancing hepatic mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation stimulates eating in food-deprived mice. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology,308(2) R131-R137
OA	Mc Allister, E., Pacheco-Lopez, G., Woods, S.C. and 1 more (...) (2015).Inconsistencies in the hypophagic action of intracerebroventricular insulin in mice. Physiology and Behavior,151623-628	\| 3 \|
OA	Reyes-Lagos, J.J., Echeverría-Arjonilla, J.C., Peña-Castillo, M.A. and 2 more (...) (2014).Physiological, immunological and evolutionary perspectives of labor as an inflammatory process. Advances in Neuroimmune Biology,5(2) 75-89
	Montiel-Castro, A.J., Báez-Yáñez, M.G., Pacheco-López, G. (2014).Social neuroeconomics: The influence of microbiota in partner-choice and sociality. Current Pharmaceutical Design,20(29) 4774-4783
OA	Schober, G., Arnold, M., Birtles, S. and 5 more (...) (2013).Diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 inhibition enhances intestinal fatty acid oxidation and reduces energy intake in rats. Journal of Lipid Research,54(5) 1369-1384	\| 3 \|
OA	Montiel-Castro, A.J., Gonzalez-Cervantes, R.M., Bravo-Ruiseco, G. and 1 more (...) (2013).The microbiota-gut-brain axis: Neurobehavioral correlates, health and sociality. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience,7

Courses offered

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	23O	Seminario III	Posgrado
2	23O	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
3	23O	Seminario VI	Posgrado
4	23O	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
5	23P	Seminario II	Posgrado
6	23P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
7	23P	Seminario V	Posgrado
8	23P	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
9	23I	Seminario I	Posgrado
10	23I	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
11	23I	Seminario IV	Posgrado
12	23I	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
13	22O	Normativa y Regulaciones en la Experimentación Clínica	Licenciatura
14	22O	Sensopercepción	Licenciatura
15	22O	Fisiología de la Conducta	Licenciatura
16	22O	Seminario III	Posgrado
17	22O	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
18	22P	Seminario II	Posgrado
19	22P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
20	22I	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica I	Licenciatura
21	22I	Seminario I	Posgrado
22	22I	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
23	21O	Eje Integrador V: Practicas Profesionales	Licenciatura
24	21O	Trabajo Experimental III	Posgrado
25	21O	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis III	Posgrado
26	21O	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis III	Posgrado
27	21O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
28	21O	Seminario VII	Posgrado
29	21P	Temas Selectos en Ciencias de la Salud	Licenciatura
30	21P	Introducción a la Vida Universitaria	Licenciatura
31	21P	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica II	Licenciatura
32	21P	Trabajo Experimental II	Posgrado
33	21P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
34	21P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
35	21P	Seminario IV	Posgrado
36	21P	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
37	21I	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica I	Licenciatura
38	21I	Trabajo Experimental I	Posgrado
39	21I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
40	21I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
41	21I	Seminario III	Posgrado
42	21I	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
43	20O	Practicas Profesionales para Psicología Biomédica	Licenciatura
44	20O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
45	20O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
46	20O	Seminario VII	Posgrado
47	20O	Seminario VII	Posgrado
48	20O	Seminario II	Posgrado
49	20O	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
50	20O	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
51	20P	Proyecto Integrador para Psicología Biomédica III	Licenciatura
52	20P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
53	20P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
54	20P	Seminario I	Posgrado
55	20P	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
56	20P	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
57	20P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis III	Posgrado
58	20I	Neurodesarrollo	Licenciatura
59	20I	Temas Selectos en Psicobiología I	Licenciatura
60	20I	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado

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