Reyes Tamez Guerra (born 18 April 1952 in

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

) is a

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immunochemist Immunochemistry is the study of the chemistry of the immune system. This involves the study of the properties, functions, interactions and production of the chemical components (antibodies/immunoglobulins, toxin, epitopes of proteins like CD4, ...

and politicians. He is a former Secretary of Education for the State of Nuevo León, a former president of the

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(UANL) and a former Secretary of Education in the cabinet of Vicente Fox (2000–2006).

Biography

Tamez Guerra graduated from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology and Parasitology and received both a master's degree and a doctorate's degree in immunology at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). Later on he did a postdoctoral stay at the Institute of Cancerology and Imnunogenetics at Villejuif, France. From 1996 to 2000 Tamez served as

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of the

(UANL) then from 2000 to 2006 he served as Secretary of Education in the cabinet of Vicente Fox. In January 2007 the Governor of Nuevo León

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designated him as the

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Secretary of Education replacing former incumbent Yolanda Blanco. In 2009 he was elected via proportional representation as a New Alliance deputy in the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress. Tamez co-authored two books in this area of expertise, has presented over 120 papers at national and international conferences and has published over 30 articles in several national and international journals. He has received the Jorge Rosenkranz National Prize in Medical Research and is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.

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OECD: Reyes Tamez
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