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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

• Molecular mechanisms of aging
• Pharmacological interventions targeting aging
• Natural products as geroprotectors
• Protein aggregation and aging
• Epidemiology of aging and disease in Mexican population

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Doctor Silvestre Alavez is a Professor and Dean of the Biological and Health Sciences Division at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Lerma Campus. Professor Alavez obtained a degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), where his area of expertise was Neurochemistry, and a very solid training and experience in aging research at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California. His work has been published in the most prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell Metabolism, and Aging Cell, and he is a member of the National System of Researchers at Level II.

Using the earthworm C. elegans as an experimental model, the objectives of his research are (i) to understand the role of protein homeostasis in aging (ii) the systematic identification of compounds with the potential to become pharmacological interventions to extend life expectancy and promote healthy aging in humans and (iii) to understand the epidemiological basis of aging and disease in the Mexican population.

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Research interests

• Molecular mechanisms of aging
• Pharmacological interventions targeting aging
• Natural products as geroprotectors
• Protein aggregation and aging
• Epidemiology of aging and disease in Mexican population

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
OA	Arroyo-Quiroz, C., Alavez, S. (2026).Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on healthy aging and functionality in older Mexican adults: insights from the MHAS cohort. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research,38(1)	3
OA	Arroyo-Quiroz, C., Monroy, A., Alavez, S. (2026).Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Coronary Heart Disease Admissions and Mortality in Mexico: An Ecological Study. Health Science Reports,9(4)	3
	Gómez-Linton, D.R., Monroy, A., Alavez, S. and 1 more (...) (2026).An Update on the Therapeutic Potential of Bixin and Norbixin Apocarotenoids. Planta Medica,92(10) 945-962
OA	Valle-Jiménez, X., Osorio-Paz, I., Alavez, S. (2025).Phenolic Acids Commonly Found in Natural Products Modulate Protein Aggregation in Caenorhabditis elegans Neurodegeneration Models. ACS Omega,10(26) 27861-27868
OA	Kuschinski, N., Christen, J.A., Monroy, A. and 1 more (...) (2025).Modeling Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) Data and Its Bayesian Inverse Problem. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics,47961-71	3
OA	Arroyo-Quiroz, C., Brunauer, R., Alavez, S. (2023).Education and employment have a sex-dependent effect on healthy aging in Mexico. Geriatrics and Gerontology International,23(12) 980-981
OA	Osorio-Paz, I., Valle-Jiménez, X., Brunauer, R. and 1 more (...) (2023).Vanillic Acid Improves Stress Resistance and Substantially Extends Life Span in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences,78(7) 1100-1107	3
OA	Franco-Vásquez, D.C., Carreón-Hidalgo, J.P., Gómez-Linton, D.R. and 5 more (...) (2023).CONTENIDO Conventional and non-conventional extraction of functional compounds from jiotilla (Escontria chiotilla) fruits and evaluation of their antioxidant activity Volumen 8, número 3, 2009 / Volume 8, number 3, 2009. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,22(1)
OA	Gómez-Linton, D.R., Navarro-Ocaña, A., Alavez, S. and 5 more (...) (2022).Extraction of Lipophilic Antioxidants from Native Tomato Using Green Technologies. Food Technology and Biotechnology,60(1) 121-131	7
	Arroyo-Quiroz, C., Brunauer, R., Alavez, S. (2022).Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Cancer Risk: A Narrative Review. Nutrition and Cancer,74(9) 3077-3095	3
	Monroy, A., Mez-Laguna, L.G., Aranda-Flores, C.E. and 1 more (...) (2022).Insulin Resistance and Cancer: Clinical and Molecular Evidence. Handbook of Oxidative Stress in Cancer: Mechanistic Aspects,32265-2282	3
	Gómez-Linton, D.R., Navarro-Ocaña, A., Lobato-Ortiz, R. and 3 more (...) (2022).Effect of Tomato Extract on the Stress Resistance and Lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia,32(4) 645-650
OA	Gómez-Linton, D.R., Navarro-Ocaña, A., Román-Guerrero, A. and 4 more (...) (2021).Environmentally friendly achiote seed extracts with higher δ-tocotrienol content have higher in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity than the conventional extract. Journal of Food Science and Technology,58(7) 2579-2588
	Vargas, P., Moreles, M.A., Peña, J. and 2 more (...) (2021).Estimation and SVM classification of glucose-insulin model parameters from OGTT data: a comparison with the ADA criteria: Estimation and SM classification of glucose-insulin model parameters. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries,41(1) 54-62	3
	Gómez-Linton, D.R., Alavez, S., Navarro-Ocaña, A. and 3 more (...) (2020).Achiote (Bixa orellana) Lipophilic Extract, Bixin, and δ -tocotrienol Effects on Lifespan and Stress Resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans. Planta Medica,87(5) 368-374
OA	Arroyo-Quiroz, C., Brunauer, R., Alavez, S. (2020).Factors associated with healthy aging in septuagenarian and nonagenarian Mexican adults. Maturitas,13121-27	3
OA	Gómez-Linton, D.R., Navarro-Ocaña, A., Alavez, S. and 3 more (...) (2020).Effect of sonication on the content of bixin, norbixin, total phenols and antioxidant activity of extracts of five achiote accessions. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,19(3) 1083-1094
	Osorio-Paz, I., Brunauer, R., Alavez, S. (2020).Beer and its non-alcoholic compounds in health and disease. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition,60(20) 3492-3505	3

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	26P	Temas Selectos Interdivisionales en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos I	Licenciatura
2	26P	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios III	Licenciatura
3	26P	Temas Selectos Interdivisionales XIV	Licenciatura
4	26P	Proyecto Interdisciplinario	Licenciatura
5	26I	Proyecto Interdisciplinario	Licenciatura
6	25O	Eje Integrador V: Practicas Profesionales	Licenciatura
7	25O	Proyecto Interdisciplinario	Licenciatura
8	25P	Eje Integrador V: Practicas Profesionales	Licenciatura
9	25P	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios IV	Licenciatura
10	25I	Eje Integrador V: Practicas Profesionales	Licenciatura
11	24O	Eje Integrador IV: Anteproyecto Terminal	Licenciatura
12	24P	Temas Selectos en Ingeniería Biológica I	Licenciatura
13	24P	Temas Selectos en Ingeniería Biológica II	Licenciatura
14	24P	Temas Selectos en Ingeniería Biológica III	Licenciatura
15	24P	Temas Selectos Interdivisionales II	Licenciatura
16	24P	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios III	Licenciatura
17	24I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis III	Posgrado
18	24I	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios III	Licenciatura
19	23O	Temas Selectos Interdivisionales I	Licenciatura
20	23O	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica II	Licenciatura
21	23O	Taller Optativo Interdivisional II	Licenciatura
22	23O	Taller Optativo Interdivisional III	Licenciatura
23	23O	Taller Optativo Interdivisional X	Licenciatura
24	23O	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios IV	Licenciatura
25	23O	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
26	23P	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica II	Licenciatura
27	23P	Introducción a Las Geociencias	Licenciatura
28	23P	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica I	Licenciatura
29	23P	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios V	Licenciatura
30	23P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
31	23I	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios III	Licenciatura
32	23I	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica I	Licenciatura
33	23I	Seminario VII	Posgrado
34	23I	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
35	22O	Tópicos Selectos Interdisciplinarios III	Licenciatura
36	22O	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
37	22P	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
38	22P	Biología Celular	Licenciatura
39	22P	Proyecto Terminal en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos II	Licenciatura
40	22P	Proyecto Terminal en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos I	Licenciatura
41	22P	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica II	Licenciatura
42	22P	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica I	Licenciatura
43	22P	Proyecto Terminal de Biología Ambiental II	Licenciatura
44	22P	Proyecto Terminal de Biología Ambiental I	Licenciatura
45	22P	Optativa Divisional de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud I	Licenciatura
46	22P	Eje Integrador IV: Anteproyecto Terminal	Licenciatura
47	22I	Eje Integrador II: Psicología Evolutiva	Licenciatura
48	22I	Optativa Divisional de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud I	Licenciatura
49	22I	Proyecto Terminal de Psicología Biomédica I	Licenciatura
50	22I	Seminario VI	Posgrado
51	22I	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado

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