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Professor María de la Luz Casas Martínez received her Master's degree in Bioethics from Universidad Anáhuac and her PhD in Health Sciences, in the area of Bioethics, from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 1995 and 2003, respectively. Since 1996 she has worked at Universidad Panamericana CDMX, where she has been Professor D in the Faculty of Health Sciences. She is currently a Research Professor at CIBUP, Honorary Member of the Bioethics Association of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. In addition, she is a member of the National System of Researchers, level 1 (through the National Council of Science of Technology of Mexico). In 2017 she was recognized with the National Award in Bioethics, Aesculap. Her publications include 19 volumes and more than 110 articles, which constitute contributions in collective works, encyclopedias and journals. Areas of research interest are: Clinical Bioethics, Conscientious Objection and Transhumanism.

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