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Dania Gutiérrez Ruiz is a Mexican biological engineer specializing in the functioning of the human brain. She serves as the academic secretary at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav), Monterrey unit. She is the most visible trans woman in the Mexican academic world.[1][2]
Academic career
[edit]She studied Mechanical Electrical Engineering, specializing in Electronics, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1997. Her motivation stemmed from her interest in automobile racing, and her dream of working on a Formula 1 team designing electrical circuits.[3]
After finishing her undergraduate studies, she continued her education in the United States, earning a master's degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois in Chicago in 2000. In 2005, she obtained a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the same university. After completing her doctorate, she undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Applied Mathematics and Systems Research (IIMAS) at UNAM during 2005–2006.[4][5]
She works as a tenured researcher and, since 2015, as academic secretary at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) of the National Polytechnic Institute at the Monterrey campus in Nuevo León.[4]
Research Areas
[edit]Her research focuses on the statistical processing of biomedical signals. She also works on brain-computer interfaces and human-machine interaction. Other research projects include processing arrays of bioelectromagnetic transducers, neurocognition, and neurofeedback.[6][7]
Her interest in studying brain activity comes from experiencing epileptic seizures during adolescence, which motivated her to understand what was happening in her brain.[8][9]
Recognitions
[edit]Throughout her career, she has received multiple recognitions for her academic and research achievements.[10]
- 1998 to 2001: Fulbright-García Robles Scholar to pursue graduate studies in the U.S.
- Since 2005: Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Senior Member since 2014.
- Since 2007: Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI), Level 1.
- Since 2014: Member of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).
Personal life
[edit]In 2000, she began her gender transition through hormonal treatment in the United States, with psychological support from the University of Illinois. She returned to Mexico as an androgynous person with advanced hormone replacement therapy. By 2009, she had completed her gender transition.[5][11][12] Since then, she has devoted part of her time to grassroots activism, aiming to improve the living conditions of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex communities. She has given talks focused on empowering the LGBT+ community, women in science, and sexual and gender diversity.[9][13]
References
[edit]- ^ C.V, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de (July 13, 2011). "La Jornada: David's long journey to become Dania". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Campos Garza, Luciano (November 8, 2015). "Dania Gutiérrez, the most visible transgender scientist in academia". Proceso. Noticias. p. Online. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Saldívar Pérez, Ernesto F (June 2015). "Interview with Dr. Dania Gutiérrez" (PDF). Cienciorama. UNAM. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b Admin (November 5, 2015). "Dania Gutiérrez, transgender scientist, named Academic Secretary of Cinvestav". SDP Noticias. Diversidad. p. Online. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b Ventas, Leire (December 12, 2016). "6 successful transgender women breaking molds in Latin America". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Dania Gutiérrez Ruiz". www.monterrey.cinvestav.mx. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Sin Censura Radio (January 28, 2015). "Interview with Dania Gutiérrez, transgender researcher" (audio). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Nanotechnology Ucienegam (April 15, 2019). "Interview with Dr. Dania Gutiérrez Ruiz". YouTube. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b Arrieta, Ana Lucía (June 29, 2021). ""I choose to be visible": Trans Women in Science". Solo es Ciencia. p. Online. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "DANIA GUTIÉRREZ RUIZ – RESEARCHER AND ACTIVIST" (PDF). Center for Research and Advanced Studies.
- ^ Gutierrez, Dania (May 11, 2019). "From David to Dania. Intimate Worlds. It's been 10 years since I became a transgender woman. Fortunately, I was able to continue working without falling into marginalization". Clarín. Sociedad. p. Online. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ García, Jorge Alberto (January 25, 2015). "From David to Dania". Reforma. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Profile for "El Norte"" (video). YouTube. January 26, 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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