Alejandra Manjarrez is a science writer covering the life sciences and biomedicine. Her work has appeared in The Scientist, Science, Drug Discovery News, Scientific American and other publications. She has a Ph.D. in systems biology from ETH Zurich.
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Reimagining Mexico’s brain bank
Since Alzheimer’s disease researcher José Luna-Muñoz assumed leadership of the facility—Latin America’s oldest—in 2011, he has been acquiring additional tissue types and is working to expand donor recruitment to rural areas.
Reimaginando o banco de cérebros do México
Desde que o pesquisador da doença de Alzheimer José Luna-Muñoz assumiu a direção da instituição—a mais antiga da América Latina—em 2011, ele vem adquirindo novos tipos de tecido e trabalhando para ampliar o recrutamento de doadores nas áreas rurais
Reimaginando o banco de cérebros do México
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Alejandra Manjarrez
28 August 2026 | 9 min read
Reimaginando el banco de cerebros de México
Desde que el investigador de la enfermedad de Alzheimer José Luna-Muñoz se hizo cargo del banco de cerebros—el más antiguo de América Latina—en 2011, ha incorporado otros tipos de tejidos y trabaja para ampliar la captación de donantes a las zonas rurales.
Reimaginando el banco de cerebros de México
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Alejandra Manjarrez
28 August 2026 | 9 min read
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