Esther Orozco Scientist

María Esther Orozco Orozco (born 25 April 1945) is a Mexican biologist, researcher and politician. She has received the UNESCO/Institut Pasteur Medal (1997), the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (2006) served as rector of the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM) and has run for governor of Chihuahua representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).Orozco received a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua and both a master's degree and a doctorate's degree in Cell biology from Cinvestav. She has worked at the Institute of Experimental Pathology of the same institution, co-founded of the Center for Scientific Research and Applied Technology and, from December 2006 to April 2010, served as director of the Institute for Science and Technology of Mexico City.As a visiting scholar, she has lectured at Harvard University and the Weizmann Institute of Science.Politically she is affiliated to the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, for which she ran unsuccessfully for governor of Chihuahua in 1998. She is also a prominent pro-choice activist in the Mexican capital.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Orozco Orozco María Esther (Spanish)
Birth date	April 25, 1945
Birth place	Guerrero Municipality Chihuahua , Mexico , Ejido Pascual Orozco Chihuahua
Nationality	Mexico
Residence	Mexico City
Education	Autonomous University of Chihuahua Instituto Politécnico Nacional