Speakers

Alfredo Hidalgo Miranda, National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN), Medical Sciences Researcher.

Positions

• Dr. Alfredo Hidalgo Miranda earned his Bachelor's degree in Biology and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from UNAM. He is currently the head of the Cancer Genomics Laboratory at INMEGEN, where he has also served as Deputy Director of Basic Research and Director of Research.
• He is currently the head of the Cancer Genomics Laboratory at INMEGEN, where he has also served as Deputy Director of Basic Research and Director of Research.
• Dr. Hidalgo’s research line focuses on the systematic identification of genomic alterations present in human tumors—particularly breast cancer—as well as the implementation of genomic analyses with potential impact on clinical practice through the use of high-throughput genomic technologies.
• He has published 122 scientific articles, which have received over 19,000 citations (h-index = 42).
• He has supervised 18 theses, including 7 for a Ph.D., 6 for a Master's degree, and 5 for a Bachelor's degree.
• He is an accredited tutor in various graduate programs, including the Graduate Program in Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences at UNAM.
• He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and belongs to the National System of Researchers (SNI) at Level III.

Areas of special interest

• Cancer genomics
• Clinical genomics
• Breast cancer
• High-throughput genomic technologies