Dr. Silvestre Alavez is a National System of Researchers member, Professor, Dean of the Biological and Health Division, and former Head of the Health Sciences Department at the Metropolitan Autonomous University. Using the roundworm C. elegans his goals are (i) to understand the role of protein homeostasis in aging and (ii) to identify compounds with the potential to become life- and healthspan-extending pharmacological interventions in humans. Additionally, he is developing a line of research directed to explore the epidemiological factors of aging and age-related disease in mexican population. Silvestre obtained a B.S. in Chemistry and a PhD in Biochemistry from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and gained extensive expertise in Neurochemistry at the Institute for Cell Physiology, UNAM and in the molecular mechanisms of aging at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California.

Postdoctoral Fellow