Alexei Licea

Dr Alexei F. Licea Navarro has collaborated academically with the Division of Experimental and Applied Biology since 2000. Titular Researcher D and Level III of the National System Investigators.

He has published 61 articles, has more than 1500 quotes and he has been involved in the formation of 14 PhD in Science and 40 MSc. He holds 7 patents, 6 related to shark antibodies.

He has transfered shark antibodies for HIV diagnosis and tuberculosis for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.

Founder of Nova Proteins Company, Spinoff Company of CICESE, dedicated to isolation of shark antibodies for therapy and diagnosis. He was awarded the Baja California State Science Award in 2014.