Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Dr. Claudia Gómez Acevedo earned her Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the Metropolitan Autonomous University, followed by her PhD in Biomedical Science from the Faculty of Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Over the past 31 years, she has been actively involved in teaching and research within the Pharmacology Department at UNAM. She is a member of the National System of Investigative Research (level 1) and holds memberships in various Scientific Associations. She has authored more than 25 articles. For the last two decades, her research has been primarily dedicated to understanding the behavioral and cognitive changes induced by ischemic stroke in mice and exploring the potential therapeutic effects of drugs in modifying these alterations. Recently, her focus has shifted to investigating the role of neuroinflammation in drug-induced reward behavior and exploring the use of repurposed drugs to mitigate addictive behaviors. The Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory is dedicated to researching the efficacy of neuroprotective drugs in addressing brain pathologies such as ischemia and addiction.