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Ignacio H. Chapela, Mexican biologist, researcher. Achievements include elucidation of symbiotic relationships of fungi and other organisms conservation through revaluation of biodiversity in Latin Am. Fellow Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico, 1981-1984; grantee American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1988, MacArthur Foundation, 1993, Vice Chancellors & Principals of British University, Wales, 1985-1987.

Background

Chapela, Ignacio H. was born on September 12, 1959 in Mexico City, Mexico. Son of Gonzalo Chapela Montañ+248z and Maria De La Luz Mendoza.

Education

Biologo, National University Mexico, Mexico City, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wales, Cardiff, 1987.

Career

Scientist, Sandoz, Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 1989-1991. Visiting professor Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1987-1988, 92-93. Founder, scientific director Mycological Facility: Oaxaca (Mexico), since 1994.

Consultant World BankGroup, Washington, 1994, Pan-American Health Organisation, Washington, 1994. Advisory board Andes Pharmaceuticals, Washington, since 1995. Assistant professor University of California, Berkeley.

Achievements

  • Ignacio H. Chapela has been listed as a noteworthy Biologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member British Mycological Society Ecology Committee, since 1985, Mycological Society of America, since 1995.

Connections

Married Laura Garcia-Moreno, July 23, 1987. 1 child: Inés.

Father:
Gonzalo Chapela Montañéz

Mother:
Maria De La Luz Mendoza

Spouse:
Laura Garcia-Moreno

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Education

Awards

  • Fellow Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico, 1981-1984. Grantee American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1988, MacArthur Foundation, 1993, Vice Chancellors & Principals of British University, Wales, 1985-1987.