Committee Directors
Karen Herrera-Ferrá (Founder, Consulting Coordinator)FOTO NUEVA is an independent and international consultant on ethical, medical, psychological, legal, social, cultural, economic, political, human rights and public policy issues, on the development and use of neuroscience, neurotechnology and artificial intelligence. She is a medical doctor with a master’s degree in clinical psychology, a PhD in Bioethics and a Posdoctorate in Neuroethics. She has been in private practice in mental health for almost 30 years.
She is founder and former president of the Asociación Mexicana de Neuroética (Mexican Association of Neuroethics). Former member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican National Academy of Bioethics. She is a member of the Council of Experts of the Alianza Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (National Alliance of Artificial Intelligence).
In Canada, she is a member of the International Advisory Committee for the Living Ethics project at the Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit, McGill University.
In the UK she is a consultant at the London-based neurotechnology consultancy Cerebralink. She is on the expert panel of the Centre for Neurotechnology and Law, London.
In Spain, she is a member of the International Scientific and Advisory Committee of the Neuro-Human Rights and Criminal Law project at the University of Castilla-La Mancha.
In the United States, from 2015 to 2025, she was an Associate Professor at the Center for Neuroethics at the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics (PCCB) at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC. Former member of the Board of Directors of the International Neuroethics Society.
Recipient of the Judy Illes Award for Mentorship 2025 in the field of Neuroethics, awarded by the International Neuroethics Society.
She has also represented Mexico, through talks, consultancies and collaborations, in projects and organizations around the world, including the International Brain Initiative, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the UN, UNICEF and WHO.
She has been a reviewer and associate editor of international peer reviewed journals.
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Dr. Nicolini is a MD degree holder from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with specialization in Psychiatry from the Mexican Council of Psychiatry, and he holds a PhD in Medical Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is a researcher in “F” medical sciences for the System of Researchers of Mexico’s Department of Health and a level III national researcher for the National System of Researchers.
He is currently Head of the Laboratory of Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Diseases of Mexico’s National Institute of Genomic Medicine. He has also filled the role of Director at the Carracci Medical and Family Studies Group.
Dr. Nicolini is Founder and Executive President of the Mexican Association of Neuroethics’ Board of Directors, as well as a member of Mexico’s National Academy of Medicine, former President of the Mexican Association of Molecular Biology in Medicine, former Secretary and Treasurer of the Mexican College of Psychopharmacology and former Director of the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (ICOCD).
With a total of 324 publications, he is currently the most published and most quoted psychiatrist who lives and works in Mexico. Quotations: 7,614 index h=44 (Google Scholar, January 2021); Index h 38 (Research Gate, January 2021).
Dr. Pinedo is a MD degree holder from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a specialization in Psychiatry who holds a Master´s degree in Rational-Emotive Therapy from Mexico’s Department of Public Education. He took the Specialization Course in Liaison Psychiatry by the National Institutes of Health of Mexico’s Department of Health, as well as the Primary and Advanced Training Courses in Rational-Emotive Theory & Techniques at the Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy in New York, USA.
He is currently Partner and Clinical Director of the Cognitive-Behavioral Interdisciplinary Clinic. He used to be Head of Hospitalization of the National Institute of Psychiatry “Dr. Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz.” He is also Founder and Secretary of the Mexican Association of Neuroethics Board of Directors, a member of the Mexican Council of Psychiatry, a member and former Treasurer of the Mexican Psychiatric Association, former President and Founding Partner of the Association for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (a civil nonprofit organization), former President of the Mexican Chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a former member of the US-Mexico Border Health Association of the Pan American Health Organization.
He has been Head Professor of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy course in the Psychiatry specialization of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM)’s Medical School. He was an undergraduate and postgraduate professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health of the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Medical School as well as organizer, lecturer and professor at multiple national and international congresses, courses and workshops within the field of psychiatry and mental health.
He is author and co-author of several articles and book chapters in the field of mental health and psychiatry.
MD degree holder specialized in Neurosurgery from the National Autonomous University of Mexico who has been certified and recertified by the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery. Holder of a Master’s degree in Senior Management and candidate for a PhD in Senior Management from the Postgraduate Center of the State of Mexico (CPEM). Fellowship in Epilepsy Surgery at the University of California, USA. Neuroendoscopy course in Mainz, Germany.
He currently has his office at the Ángeles Acoxpa Hospital in Mexico City.
Dr. Sandoval is Treasurer of the Mexican Association of Neuroethics Board of Directors, a full member of the Mexican Academy of Surgery, an emeritus member of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery, a member of the International Neuroethics Society (INS) and Treasurer of the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery. At the Ángeles Acoxpa Hospital, he has been a member of the Medical Association, President of the Bioethics Committee, and a member of the Bioethics Board in the Teaching, Transplants, Pharmacovigilance, Morbimortality and Medical-Records Committees.
He has been an associate professor for the Undergraduate Medical Residency at the Ángeles Acoxpa Hospital for students from Anáhuac University, the National Polytechnic Institute and Westhill University. He has also been a Neurosurgery professor for the Medical Specialty Hospital of the La Raza Medical Center and for the UNAM-IMSS (National Autonomous University of Mexico-Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers) Neurosurgery course. He has imparted multiple conferences related to bioethics and brain plasticity. Furthermore, he has been a professor and organizer of Bioethics and Neuroethics courses and has supervised 25 medical specialization theses.
José M. Muñoz is a researcher, speaker, and consultant on the ethical, legal, and social implications of neurotechnology. He currently conducts research at the Centre for Neurotechnology and Law (United Kingdom)—where he co-leads the Ibero-American chapter—and at the International Center for Neuroscience and Ethics (Spain). He is also the Head of Ibero-America at the neurotechnology consultancy firm Cerebralink. He is a former fellow at Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Navarra. He holds a B.S./M.S. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Logic and the History and Philosophy of Science.
He is the author of nearly 80 publications, including works in some of the most reputable outlets in the world, such as Nature, Science, The Lancet Psychiatry, Nature Biotechnology, Neuroethics, Springer, the Encyclopædia Britannica, The Boston Globe, and the Spanish edition of Scientific American. He has collaborated with several mainstream media in Spain, including El País, El Mundo, Cadena SER, and Cuatro. He is a member of the board of directors of the Mexican Association of Neuroethics and a member of the board of directors of the International Neuroethics Society.
He has served as a speaker or consultant for numerous institutions, including the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Latin American Parliament, the Royal Spanish Academy, the Human Rights Commission of Australia, the Senate of Mexico, the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina, and the Senate of Chile. He also served as an expert for the Supreme Court of Chile in the first case in history that led to the protection of a user’s brain data.
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Law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana. Master’s degree in Bioethics from the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. PhD in Human Rights Culture from the Centro Universitario Columbia in Mexico. Certification in Health Technology Assessment. Researcher in “B” Medical Sciences at the System of Researchers of Mexico’s Department of Health.
She is currently Head of the Legal, Ethical and Social Studies Department at Mexico’s National Institute of Genomic Medicine. She worked for the National Human Rights Commission and the National Medical Arbitration Commission.
Dr. Saruwatari is Planning Secretary for the Board of Directors of the Mexican Association of Neuroethics. She was member of the Bioethics Committees of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases and the San Rafael Clinic.
She has been a professor at the National School of Anthropology and History and at the following universities: Iberoamericana, Pontificia de México, Montrer and the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
She participates as editor in the scientific journals Bioethics Update of the Universidad Panamericana and the “ELSI (Ethical-Legal and Social Issues) in Science and Genetics” section of Frontiers.
Her research areas focus on the relationship between bioethics, health law and human rights, especially in areas such as genomics, medical deontology and research ethics.
Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at the National Institute of Criminal Science, and a National researcher for the National System of Researchers (SNII-2, CONAHCYT), both in Mexico. He earned a dual PhD in Legal and Forensic Psychology and Neuroscience from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. He completed his post-doctoral studies in the area of Evolution and Human Cognition at the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems at the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. Both his doctoral and post-doctoral research were funded by the National Council of Humanities, Sciences, and Technologies, in Mexico (CONAHCYT). Dr. García-López’s previous academic appointments include Visiting Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law and Visiting Researcher at the Faculty of Law (Project Law and Neuroscience) at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo, Spain. He has also been a Professor of Victimology at the Faculty of Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a Full Researcher at the National Institute of Criminal Science (INACIPE) and
Dr. García-López has authored and edited 20 books, including: “Fundamentos de Psicología Jurídica y Forense”; “Psicopatología Forense. Comportamiento Humano y Tribunales de Justicia”, “Derecho Penal y Neurociencia”, among others. He is also a member of several Journal editorial committees, including the Anuario de Psicología Jurídica (Spain). He holds membership in a number of international associations, including Sociedad Española contra la Violencia, the Asociación Iberoamericana de Justicia Terapéutica, the Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute (Simon Fraser University, Canada), the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, the Fundación de Neurociencia y Derecho, and the Asociación Colombiana de Criminología. He was a senior consultant for UNESCO to draw up the current status of Neurorights in Mexico.
MD degree holder from Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute with specialization in Neurosurgery from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is a level II National Researcher at the National System of Researchers.
He is currently the General Director of the Tláhuac General Hospital, which belongs to the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE). He served as Deputy Director for Prevention and Health Protection and as Secretary of the Institutional Research Committee of ISSSTE’s Medical Directorate. He was Head of the Research Division at the Ángeles Pedregal Hospital in Mexico City.
Dr. Jiménez is Research Secretary of the Mexican Association of Neuroethics Board of Directors.
He has been a professor in the Postgraduate Studies and Research Section at the Graduate Medical School of the National Polytechnic Institute.
He is a member of several editorial committees and Associate Editor of the medical journal of the General Hospital of Mexico and founder of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery’s official journal, Archives of Neurosurgery.