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bioethics, medical jurisprudence, medical law, health regulation,
Mexico

Biography

I am a permanent full time professor and researcher at the Legal Research Institute in the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is a member of the National Research System in Mexico, SNI- level 2, in Mexico’s CONACyT. From October 2022 up to August 2023, I am an academic visiting scholar at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford and the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the Department of Law of the University of Manchester in the UK.

I am a member of Mexican Society for Stem Cell Research since 2016. From November 2019, I am also a member of the Ethics Board of the National Council of Health in Mexico. From January 2019, I am a member of the University Ethics Committee of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. I am a member of Hinxton International Group. From 2028-2022 I was member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Bioethics.

In December 2008 I was recognised as the Young Academic Talent of the Year, an award granted by the Nayarit Government in Mexico. In 2010, I was awarded the UNAM-Alfonso Caso silver medal for outstanding achievement, as the best postgraduate student of the 2008 class in social sciences. In 2019 I obtained the medal of women excellence in science at UNAM, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and in 2020 she was granted with the price National University for Youth Scientists in Social Sciences at UNAM.

My work focuses on the research ethics and regulation of emerging biotechnologies in developing countries, such as: stem cell research, human genome editing and reproductive technologies. I conduct research on Global Health Ethics problems from a gender and legal critical studies perspectives. I am very much interested and involved in the development of academic teaching and research programs for young scholars in Mexico and Latin America to achieve more insights of the needs and intellectual contributions in this region. I also believe that transference of research knowledge to key stakeholders (e.g., judges and policy makers) is crucial to tackle down problems of injustices and gender vias, in that order, I also collaborate with the federal judicial branch, as well as civil organizations and health institutions in Mexico and Latin America as a way of fostering the inclusion of the seminal topics that require attention from academics and governmental institutions.

Activities

Employment (1)

National Autonomous University of Mexico: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MX

2014-09-01 to present | Full time Researcher - Professor (Institute of Legal Research UNAM)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Manchester: Manchester, GB

2008-02-01 to 2012-06-30 (Centre for Social Ethics and Policy and Institute for Science Ethics and Innovation of the School of Law)
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Professional activities (5)

Sociedad Mexicana para la Investigación en Células Troncales: Mexico city, Mexico city, MX

2014-01-01 to present
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Colegio de Bioética, A.C.: Mexico city, Mexico city, MX

2015-01-01 to 2022-07-31 | Academic Secretary
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International Association of Bioethics: Montreal, CA

2018-01-01 to 2022-06-30 | Member (Board of Directors)
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Consorcio Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico: Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de México, MX

2019-03-08 | Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz Prize (UNAM)
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Consorcio Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico: Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de México, MX

2008-10-02 | Silver Medal Alfonso Caso (Postgraduate Law Division, Faculty of Law, UNAM.)
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Funding (1)

- Access to Assisted Reproductive Technologies from Feminist Bioethics Perspectives

2020-01 to 2032-01 | Award
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (mexico city, MX)
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Works (23)

Uterus Transplant: Bioethical and Biolegal Issues from Mexico

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
2024-12-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisa Constanza Calleja-Sordo; María de Jesús Medina-Arellano
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Factors associated with weight gain during COVID-19 pandemic: A global study

PLoS ONE
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85153411747

Part of ISSN: 19326203
Contributors: Huang, J.; Chan, S.C.; Ko, S.; Wang, H.H.X.; Yuan, J.; Xu, W.; Zheng, Z.-J.; Xue, H.; Zhang, L.; Jiang, J.Y. et al.
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Maria Medina-Arellano via Scopus - Elsevier

Resilience level and its association with maladaptive coping behaviours in the COVID-19 pandemic: a global survey of the general populations

Globalization and Health
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85145430643

Part of ISSN: 17448603
Contributors: Wong, M.C.S.; Huang, J.; Wang, H.H.X.; Yuan, J.; Xu, W.; Zheng, Z.-J.; Xue, H.; Zhang, L.; Jiang, J.Y.; Huang, J.L.W. et al.
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Validation of an instrument to measure respect for the autonomy of terminally ill patients during end-of-life medical decision-making,Validació d'un instrument per mesurar el respecte de l'autonomia del pacient en situació terminal durant la presa de decisions mèdiques sobre el final de la vida,Validación de un instrumento para medir el respeto de la autonomía del paciente en situación terminal durante la toma de decisiones médicas sobre el final de la vida

Revista de Bioetica y Derecho
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85154044124

Part of ISSN: 18865887
Contributors: González-Huerta, J.I.; Medina-Ceja, L.G.; Espinel-Bermúdez, M.C.; Álvarez-Del Río, M.A.; De Jesús Medina-Arellano, M.; Córdova-Jiménez, I.
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Unethical studies of ivermectin for covid-19

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85128339460

Part of ISSN: 17561833
Contributors: Meyerowitz-Katz, G.; Wieten, S.; Medina Arellano, M.J.; Yamey, G.
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Factors Associated with Vaccination Intention against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Population-Based Study

Vaccines
2022-09 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Junjie Huang; Sze Chai Chan; Samantha Ko; Harry H.X. Wang; Jacky Yuan; wanghong xu; Zhijie Zheng; Hao Xue; 0000-0002-2064-8440; Johnny Y. Jiang et al.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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La pandemia COVID-19: algunos dilemas del confinamiento para las mujeres en México

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: María de Jesús Medina Arellano; Amaranta Manrique de Lara
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On the ethics of a moratorium on human gene editing,Sobre la Ética de una moratoria en ediciÓn genÉtica humana

Problema
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85114446651

Part of ISSN: 20074387
Contributors: Hall, R.T.; De Jesús Medina Arellano, M.
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Bioethics guide on scarce medical resource allocation in Mexico,Guia bioetica de asignacion de recursos de medicina critica del Consejo de Salubridad General en Mexico

Salud Publica de Mexico
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85087833337

Part of ISSN: 16067916 00363634
Contributors: de Jesús Medina-Arellano, M.; Palacios-González, C.; Santos-Preciado, J.I.
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Considerations on genetic engineering: regarding the birth of twins subjected to gene edition,Reflexiones sobre la ingeniería genética: a propósito del nacimiento de gemelas sometidas a edición génica

Gaceta Medica de Mexico
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85079056086

Part of ISSN: 00163813
Contributors: Santillán-Doherty, P.; Grether-González, P.; Medina-Arellano, M.J.; Chan, S.; Tapia-Ibargüengoitia, R.; Brena-Sesma, I.; Canales-De la Fuente, R.; Linares-Salgado, J.; Mendoza-Cárdenas, H.; Muñoz-Fernández, L. et al.
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Considerations on genetic engineering: Regarding the birth of twins subjected to gene edition,Reflexiones sobre la ingeniería genética: A propósito del nacimiento de gemelas sometidas a edición génica

Gaceta Medica de Mexico
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85086337959

Part of ISSN: 00163813
Contributors: Santillán-Doherty, P.; Grether-González, P.; Medina-Arellano, M.J.; Chan, S.; Tapia-Ibargüengoitia, R.; Brena-Sesma, I.; Canales-De la Fuente, R.; Linares-Salgado, J.; Mendoza-Cárdenas, H.; Muñoz-Fernández, L. et al.
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Inequities, vulnerabilities and ethics in the time of COVID-19: diverse perspectives from the APRU Global Health Program

Journal of Global Health Science
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Mellissa Withers; Angus Dawson; Andres Caicedo; Calvin Wai-Loon Ho; Jonathan Guillemot; Maria de Jesus Medina-Arellano; Leonardo de Castro
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Ethics in Mexico Through a Gender Lens

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85089867162

Part of ISSN: 18724353 11767529
Contributors: Manrique De Lara, A.; De Jesús Medina Arellano, M.
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Position of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico in order to regulate the use of stem cells and human embryos for therapeutic or research purposes,Posición de la Academia Nacional de Medicina de México con el fin de regular el uso de células troncales y de embriones humanos para fines terapéuticos o de investigación

Gaceta Medica de Mexico
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85058605597

Part of ISSN: 00163813
Contributors: Mansilla-Olivares, A.; Rojo, J.; Medina, M.J.; Valenzuela-Gómez-Gallardo, F.; López-Bárcena, J.; Meneses-González, F.; Velazco, I.; Mayani-Viveros, H.; Santos-Preciado, J.I.
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Position of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico regarding end-of-life decisions,Postura de la Academia Nacional de Medicina de México en relación con las decisiones sobre el final de la vida

Gaceta Medica de Mexico
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85058606099

Part of ISSN: 00163813
Contributors: Mansilla-Olivares, A.; López-Bárcena, J.; Plancarte-Sánchez, R.; Valenzuela-Gómez-Gallardo, F.; Rojo, J.; Meneses-González, F.; Vázquez-De Anda, G.F.; Santillán-Doherty, P.; Santos-Preciado, J.I.; Medina, M.J. et al.
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Author's response to peer commentaries: Mexico's rule of law and MRTs

Journal of Law and the Biosciences
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048298100

Part of ISSN: 20539711
Contributors: Palacios-González, C.; Medina-Arellano, M.J.
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Corrigendum: Mitochondrial replacement techniques and Mexico's rule of law: On the legality of the first maternal spindle transfer case [Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 4, 1, (2017)] doi: 10.1093/jlb/lsw065

Journal of Law and the Biosciences
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056719415

Part of ISSN: 20539711
Contributors: Palacios-González, C.; Medina-Arellano, M.J.
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Mitochondrial replacement techniques and Mexico's rule of law: On the legality of the first maternal spindle transfer case

Journal of Law and the Biosciences
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042629496

Part of ISSN: 20539711
Contributors: Palacios-González, C.; Medina-Arellano, M.J.
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Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques, Scientific Tourism, and the Global Politics of Science

Hastings Center Report
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85029620417

Part of ISSN: 1552146X 00930334
Contributors: Chan, S.; Palacios-González, C.; De Jesús Medina Arellano, M.
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Genome editing and international regulatory challenges: Lessons from Mexico,L’édition du génome et les défis posés par une régulation internationale : des leçons du Mexique

Ethics, Medicine and Public Health
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019314830

Part of ISSN: 23525525
Contributors: Chan, S.; Medina Arellano, M.
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Contested secularity: Governing stem cell science in Mexico

Science and Public Policy
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85032070408

Part of ISSN: 03023427
Contributors: Medina-Arellano, M.D.J.
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Stem cell regulation in Mexico: Current debates and future challenges

Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79951518923

Part of ISSN: 19416008
Contributors: Medina-Arellano, M.D.J.
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The need for balancing the reproductive rights of women and the unborn in the Mexican courtroom

Medical Law Review
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77956211290

Part of ISSN: 09670742 14643790
Contributors: de Medina Arellano, M.J.
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Peer review (4 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMC medical ethics (1)
Review activity for Journal of bioethical inquiry. (3)