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Our November Ambassador of the month is José L. Maravillas-Montero from the Research Support Network, National Autonomous University of Mexico. José has made an enormous contribution towards spreading the word of Immunopaedia. He was part of the team of Ambassadors that conducted interviews at the ALAI/IUIS meeting in May this year, specifically Susan K Pierce‘s interview. Thank you for your hard work, José.
Name: José L. Maravillas-Montero
Position: Associate Professor
Research Institute: Research Support Network, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Research Interests: B cell biology, Autoimmune diseases
Recent Publications:
- Maravillas-Montero JL, Acevedo-Ochoa, 2018. Human B Regulatory Cells: The New Players in Autoimmune Disease. Rev Invest Clin. 2017
- Pérez-Martínez CA, Maravillas-Montero JL, et al., 2017. Tspan33 is Expressed in Transitional and Memory B Cells, but is not Responsible for High ADAM10 Expression. Scand J Immunol.
- López-Herrera G, Maravillas-Montero JL, et al., 2015. A novel CD40LG deletion causes the hyper-IgM syndrome with normal CD40L expression in a 6-month-old child. Immunol Res.
Why do you love immunology: Because it is a field that is always changing. Almost every day a new discovery about a different cell subset, a novel soluble modulator or a new function for something that was traditionally circumscribed to only performing a given thing, is emerging. In this way, you can always create new hypothesis and test your ideas.
If I wasn’t an immunologist I would be: I always wanted to be an architect, but at some point, I had to decide and here I am!
Tips for young people who want to enter the field of immunology: Find your niche! Immunology is a very competitive field; it is not bad to be interested in the mainstream topics around but there is a lot of interesting and neglected subjects that few people are interested in and they could represent opportunity areas where a young scientists could make an impact.
What being an Immunopaedia Ambassador means to me: I think is a great networking opportunity to establish contact with people around the globe. Also, I’m a teacher, a task that I really enjoy, so representing and being immersed in this outstanding educational initiative is very helpful.
How I have contributed to Immunopaedia so far: I interviewed Dr. Susan K. Pierce at ALAI-SMI meeting and also promoted the website at every opportunity.
You can get in touch with me by: e-mail: maravillas@cic.unam.mx; ResearchGate
