Annie Pardo, Claudia Sheinbaum's mother, wins first place as a molecular biology researcher.

MEXICO CITY (apro).- Dr. Annie Pardo Cemo, a scientist with extensive experience and mother of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, president of Mexico, was recognized as the number one molecular biology researcher in Mexico in the 2025 ranking by Research.com.

The Research.com ranking analyzes thousands of scientists to publish a list of the leading experts by discipline and country. To determine the ranking in molecular biology, 7,522 academic profiles were analyzed from bibliographic databases. Of these, Annie Pardo Cemo was recognized as the most outstanding in Mexico.

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) posted a message on social media congratulating Dr. Pardo Cemo. "With more than 50 years of academic and scientific excellence, Dr. Pardo is a #UNAMPride," the university emphasized.

We congratulate Dr. Annie Pardo Cemo, professor emeritus at @fciencias , recognized as #1 in molecular biology in Mexico, in the 2025 ranking of https://t.co/Tj6VEdf43C . With more than 50 years of academic and scientific excellence, Dr. Pardo is a #PrideofUNAM ????. pic.twitter.com/CEyJtclCZ7

— UNAM (@UNAM_MX) June 7, 2025

The head of government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, also joined the congratulations and published on X: "Our admiration and recognition! With more than 50 years of experience, your work has been fundamental to the advancement of science in our country."

I congratulate Dr. Annie Pardo Cemo, mother of our president @Claudiashein , for being recognized as the number one in molecular biology in Mexico, in the 2025 ranking of https://t.co/mi4ZVbaX2i . Our admiration and recognition!

With more than 50 years of experience,… pic.twitter.com/mJWo2j4JIH — Clara Brugada Molina (@ClaraBrugadaM) June 7, 2025

Annie Pardo Cemo holds a master's degree and a doctorate in Biochemical Sciences from UNAM and is a professor emeritus in the Department of Cell Biology. In 1980, she founded the Biochemical Research Laboratory in the Faculty of Sciences at UNAM and has been dedicated to teaching and research for over 50 years.

Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards and accolades, especially for his research on lung diseases. According to UNAM, his work has changed the way we understand and treat pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in which scarring forms in lung tissue, hindering breathing and oxygen exchange.

At 82 years old, Dr. Pardo Cemo received the 2022 National Science Award, which the federal government grants to those who have contributed to the advancement of science, technology, and innovation at the national level. It is worth noting that for her career at UNAM, she received the 2018 National University Award for Research in the area of ​​Natural Sciences.

In 2015, Dr. Lam received the American Thoracic Society's Recognition Award for Scientific Achievement for outstanding global scientific contributions in the field of lung medicine, becoming the first non-American woman to receive this recognition.

In 2009, she received the Scopus Mexico Award "for her scientific productivity and highest number of citations." Dr. Pardo Cemo has produced more than 180 scientific publications, cited more than 25,000 times, according to a video published by Claudia Sheinbaum in 2023, in which she highlighted her mother's career and shared that she was proud of her.

Other awards he has received include the Glaxo-Wellcome Award; the GlaxoSmithKline Award; the CANIFARMA Award for Basic Research: Heberto Castillo Medal; Adjunct Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago; and the Research Excellence and Service by an International Member Award from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Respiratory Biology of the American Thoracic Society.

In addition to her scientific career, Dr. Pardo Cemo also participated in the student movement of 1968. For her participation, she was expelled from the National Polytechnic Institute that same year.

Dr. Pardo Cemo's parents arrived in Mexico from Bulgaria, fleeing Nazi persecution because they were Sephardic Jews, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum's statements regarding their origins.