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Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez
PresidentClaudia Sheinbaum
Preceded byMaría Elena Álvarez-Buylla
LeaderClaudia Sheinbaum
Preceded byMauricio González Alonso (as Secretary of Education)
Succeeded byJesús Ofelia Angulo Guerrero
Preceded byRamón Peralta y Fabi
Succeeded byCatalina Elizabeth Stern Forgach
Personal details
Born7
 MEX Mexico City, Mexico
EducationBiology
Alma mater National Autonomous University of Mexico (Bachelor's in Biology; 1969-1972)
OccupationBiologist

Rosaura Ruíz Gutiérrez (born July 7, 1950, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a biologist, university professor, researcher, and academic specializing in the study of evolutionary theories from scientific, historical, and philosophical perspectives. She has been the head of the National Council for Humanities, Sciences, and Technologies (CONACYT) of Mexico since October 1, 2024.

She was the director of the Faculty of Sciences at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and after serving as president of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, she held the position of head of the Secretary of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023.

Early life and educatiom

Ruíz Gutiérrez studied at the National Preparatory School No. 4 during the 1968 student movement, where she was a sympathizer and activist. Later, she married Salvador Martínez della Rocca, El Pino, one of the leaders of the movement.

She earned a Bachelor's degree in biology from the Faculty of Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1977. She continued her academic studies there, obtaining a Master's degree in science in 1979 and a PhD in science in 1984. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Irvine.

Career

Ruíz Gutiérrez has been a full-time professor at her alma mater and a graduate tutor in biological sciences, philosophy of science, psychology, and pedagogy. She has been a visiting professor at both the University of California, Irvine and the University of the Basque Country. She advocated for making history and philosophy of biology a compulsory subject in the biology undergraduate program at UNAM and established a research area in this field within the faculty. She has published articles on these subjects in national and international academic journals. Ruíz Gutiérrez received her bachelor's degree (1979), her master's degree (1983), and her doctorate (2001).

Researcher and Academic

Ruíz Gutiérrez served as president of the Mexican Academy of Sciences from 2008 to 2009. She has also been the coordinator of the Common Space of Higher Education in Mexico and a consultant for IESALC-UNESCO in promoting higher education and scientific-technological research in Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, she is a member of the expert committee of the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) and the National System of Researchers in Mexico.

Her main area of research focuses on evolutionary theories, which she has approached from scientific, historical, and philosophical perspectives. She has published articles on these topics in both national and international research and dissemination journals. Ruíz Gutiérrez has collaborated with prominent researchers such as Thomas F. Glick and Francisco J. Ayala.

Public Service

Ruíz Gutiérrez served as the secretary of Institutional Development and from March 2000 to December 2003, she was the Director of Graduate Studies at the UNAM.

She was appointed by the Board of Governors of the UNAM as director of the Faculty of Sciences (FC) for the 2010-2014 term and was re-elected for the 2014-2018 term. She ran for rector of the university in 2015, and just before the end of her term as director, she was appointed coordinator of Special Academic Projects under the General Secretariat of the UNAM during the rectorship of Enrique Graue Wiechers. In March 2018, she was named a member of the Board of Governors, the highest administrative body of the UNAM, responsible for selecting faculty directors and the rector of the university.

In 2018, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum appointed her as head of the Secretariat of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation of Mexico City.

Secretary of SECIHTI

On June 20, 2024, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez would be part of her cabinet, leading the newly elevated Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation. The current CONACYT will be upgraded to this new level according to the law. The new role will focus on advancing scientific, technological, and educational initiatives in Mexico.

Published Works

- *Positivismo y evolución: introducción del darwinismo en México* (1987, reedited in 1992). - *Problemas de acceso al conocimiento y enseñanza de la ciencia* (coedited with M. A. Campos, 1996). - *El método en las ciencias: epistemología y darwinismo* (coauthored with Francisco José Ayala, 1998, reedited in 2000). - *El darwinismo en España e Iberoamérica* (coedited with Thomas F. Glick and M. A. Puig, 2000) and its English version *The Reception of Darwinism in the Iberian World* (2001). - *De Darwin al DNA y el origen de la humanidad: La evolución y sus polémicas* (coauthored with Francisco José Ayala, 2002, reedited in 2007). - *Evolucionismo y cultura: darwinismo en Europa e Iberoamérica* (coauthored with M. A. Puig and A. Galera, 2003). - *La evolución antes y después de Darwin* (coauthored with María del Carmen Sánchez Mora, 2006). - *Los estudios de posgrado en México: diagnóstico y perspectivas* (coauthored with A. Argueta, A. Martínez, V. Corrales, and B. Hernández, 2006). - *Charles Darwin y Alfred Russel Wallace, selección natural: tres fragmentos para la historia* (coauthored with J. M. Rodríguez Caso, 2009). - *El método de las ciencias: epistemología y darwinismo* (coauthored with Francisco José Ayala, 2015).

References

  1. "EN VIVO Claudia Sheinbaum presents part of her cabinet". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. "Apostamos por 10 universidades: Rosaura Ruiz, próxima titular de Educación". El Universal (in Spanish). August 10, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  3. Robles Sosa, Leticia (October 13, 2015). "No represento a ningún partido: Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez, candidata a la rectoría de la UNAM". Excélsior. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dra. Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez". UNAM Faculty Directory. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  5. Data on Rosaura Ruíz Gutiérrez's professional license for her bachelor's degree (Accessed Thursday, August 5, 2021.)
  6. Data on Rosaura Ruíz Gutiérrez's professional license for her master's degree (Accessed Thursday, August 5, 2021.)
  7. Data on Rosaura Ruíz Gutiérrez's professional license for her doctorate (Accessed Thursday, August 5, 2021.)
  8. "Directora de la Facultad de Ciencias busca regir la UNAM". Milenio. July 31, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  9. ""Es hora de que la UNAM tenga a una rectora": Rosaura Ruiz - Proceso". Proceso (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  10. "Nombran a Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez coordinadora de Proyectos Académicos Especiales de la UNAM". www.dgcs.unam.mx. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  11. Trejo, Roberto (June 20, 2024). "Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez será secretaria de Ciencias, Humanidades, una nueva secretaría federal". Reporte Indigo (in Mexican Spanish).
  12. Esquivel, Israel Aguilar (2024-06-21). "Este es el grado de estudios de Rosaura Ruiz, titular de la nueva Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación en el gobierno de Sheinbaum". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  13. "Gabinete de Sheinbaum: ¿Quién es Rosaura Ruiz, quien dirigirá la nueva Conahcyt?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2024-06-20. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  14. "Rosaura Ruiz: ¿Quién es la nueva Secretaria de Ciencias, Humanidades Tecnología e Innovación?". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-06-20. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

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