About

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The main objective of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology is to generate basic and applied knowledge about the biology , management and control of invertebrates and train human resources at the undergraduate and graduate level.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Laboratories

ZINA Laboratory ( unit A)
Arthropods and Entomology Laboratory ( unit A)
Medical Entomology Laboratory ( unit B)
Laboratory of Parasitology ( unit B)

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Parasitology

M.C. FERNANDO JIMENEZ GUZMAN
DR. FRANCISCO JAVIER IRUEGAS BUENTELLO
DR. LUCIO GALAVIZ SILVA 
DRA. ZINNIA JUDITH MOLINA GAR 
DR. FELICIANO SEGOVIA SALINAS
M.C. MARGARITA GONZALEZ RIVERA
M.C. AZUNCION ZAMBRANO CORONADO
M.C. ROSA BERTHA RAMIREZ LECHUGA

Medical Entomology

DRA. ADRIANA ELIZABETH FLORES SUAREZ 
DR. GUSTAVO PONCE GARCIA 
DR. EDUARDO ALFONSO REBOLLAR TELLEZ 
DR. ILDEFONSO FERNANDEZ SALAS

Arthropods and Entomology

DR. HUMBERTO QUIROZ MARTINEZ
DRA. VIOLETA ARIADNA RODRIGUEZ CASTRO
DR. RAUL TORRES ZAPATA 
DR. CARLOS SOLIS ROJAS
DR. GABINO ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ ALMARAZ
DR. ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ
M.C. JOSE RODOLFO MUÑIZ

Non-arthropod Invertebrates (ZINA)

M.C. GERARDO GUAJARDO MARTÍNEZ

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En el Departamento de Zoología de Invertebrados se encuentran insertos tres Cuerpos Académicos (CA) y cada uno tiene sus líneas de generación y aplicación de conocimiento (LGAC), a continuación se describen:

1. CA de Acarología y Entomología
Estado: Consolidado
LGAC. Bioecología y Manejo Integral de Plagas Agrícolas y Vectores de Enfermedades.

2. CA de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias
Estado: Consolidado
LGACs: 1. Epidemiología de las parasitosis
2. Diagnóstico, fisiopatología y prevención de enfermedades de animales domésticos y de cultivo.

3. CA de Invertebrados no Insectos
Estado: Consolidado
LGACs: 1. Bioecología de artrópodos no insectos
2. Sistemática y biogeografía de invertebrados
3. Ecofisiología de organismos acuáticos

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The Department of Ecology  manages and coordinates the academic activities related to Ecology , Environmental Science and Sustainable Development. It is an integral part of the Technical Board of the College of Biological Sciences.

Mission
The Department of Ecology is an academic administrative structure of the College of Biological Sciences, whose mission through its laboratories, is the training of human resources competent  in the  conservation, preservation, restoration and sustainable use of natural resources, optimization of land use and  environmental planning by providing assessments of environmental impact,  and the sustainable development of the region and the country productive activities.

Vision

Increasethe  academic quality and skills of its faculty members, staff,  and students, through  teaching , research and extension activities that  support the training of human resources in undergraduate and graduate programs, competent and capable leadership in solving ecological problems to contribute to sustainable development of the state and the country.

The department is comprised ofseveral  laboratories and physical spaces with infrastructure within the College, where faculty and staff develop academic activities related to the curriculum for the Biolgy, Bacteriological Parasitological Chemistry, Food Science, and Genomic Biotechnology programs, as well as the graduate programs.

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Laboratory of Aquaculture
- Recovery of endangered fish species.

Laboratory of AquaticEcology and Fisheries
- Ecology , management and sustainability of watersheds.
- Integrated management of marine fishery resources.

Laboratory of Wildlife Management
- Management and conservation of flora and fauna resources .
- Bioremediation.

Laboratory of Paleobiology
- Prospecting paleobiologicalmicrofossils , invertebrate and vertebrate fossils in northeastern Mexico.

Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
- Ecology and conservation of animal and plant species.

Mariculture program
- Nutrition and food technology for aquatic organisms.

Ecophysiology group
- Ecophysiology of aquatic organisms .

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Aquaculture

Dr. Arcadio Valdez González

Acquatic Ecology and FIsheries 
M. en C. Biól.Manuel Torres Morales
M. en C. Biól. Lourdes Arcelia Barajas Martínez 
Dr. Antonio Leija Tristán 
Dr. Jaime O González Pérez

Wildlife Management

M. en C. Biól. Alejandro R. Ledezma Menxueiro 
Dr. Glafiro J. Alanis Flores 
M. E. S. Biól. Héctor López Salas 
M. en C. Biól. Oscar A. González de León 
Dr. José Ma. Torres Ayala

Paleobiology 

M. en C. Biól. Luis E. Silva Martínez 
M. en C. Biól. Hidalgo Rodríguez Vela

Molecular Ecology

Dra. Susana Favela Lara

Maricultura

Dra. Lucia Elizabeth Cruz Suarez 
Dr. Denis Ricque Marie 
Dra. Mireya Tapia Salazar 
Dra. Martha Guadalupe Nieto Lopez
Dr. David Alonso Villarreal Cavazos 
Dr. Julián Gamboa Delgado

Ecophysiology

Dr. Roberto Mendoza Alfaro 
Dr. Jesús Montemayor Leal 
Dr. Carlos J. Aguilera González

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Department of Plant Biology

This department performs teaching, research and dissemination of knowledge activities in the botany and plant resources management areas, and generates knowledge through basic and applied science in the field of botany. It participates in the formation of competitive and innovative professionals in a global context in the area of botany, with deep human values and commitment to society and the natural environment.

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1. Systematic and Integrated Management of Plant Resources .
2. Morphophysiology of plants of Economic Importance .

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Faculty

Dr. Jorge Luis Hernández Piñero
Dra. Hilda Gámez González
Dr. Marco A. Alvarado Vázquez
Dr. Víctor R. Vargas López
Dra. Marcela González Álvarez
M.C. Jorge Alberto Villarreal Garza
M.C. Alvaro Ríos Reyes
M.C. Ma del Consuelo Gonzáles de la Rosa
Dr. Sergio M. Salcedo Martínez
Dr. Rahim Foroughbakhch P.
Dr. Sergio Moreno Limón
Dra. Alejandra Rocha Estrada
Dr. Marco Antonio Guzman Lucio
Dra. Deyanira Quistian Mtz

Administrative Personnel

Ana E. Gutiérrez Hdz
Guadalupe D. Nicanor A.
Ma. del Carmen Martínez C.

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The Department conducts research on the effect of physical factors on biological systems , in particular the effect of non - ionizing radiation. It also conducts educational research.
The department supports the other departments of the College of Biological Sciences by teaching basic courses such as mathematics, statistics, scientific methodology, among others.

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1 - .Biomagnetism
2 -  Bioresonance
3 -  Human Development

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Dr. Roberto Mercado Hernández
Dr. Abraham Octavio Rodríguez de la Fuente
M.L.I. Manuel LeosLeos
M.C. Miguel Angel Zúñiga Charles
M.C. Patricia Magdalena Hernández Sifuentes
M.C. María Esperanza Castañeda Garza
M.E.S. Martha Alicia Santoyo Stephano
Lic. Marco Antonio González Vega
Ing. Paola de Montellano Salas
M.C. Lilia Sánchez Rodríguez
M.C. Rodrigo Sepúlveda Saa
Ing. Vicente Sánchez Martínez
Dr. José Antonio Heredia Rojas

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