Dr. Minerva Deyanira Anguiano, Curator of the Mexican Medicine Museum
Literary and aesthetic crossroads in relation to cadaveric matter.
She holds a degree in Art History, a Master's in Art Studies, and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology. Her research focuses on the intersection of art, science, and gender, with the perspective provided by the anthropological discipline. She has developed professionally in the museum, academic, and research fields at both national and international institutions. She has received the FIC Scholarship for Academic Excellence and the Research Grant from Conacyt. Her most recent book is titled Antes de que nos olviden. Ensayos sobre arte y ciencia (Before We Are Forgotten: Essays on Art and Science). She has written several essays, including Textos e intertextos: ejercicio editorial para los acervos visuales (2019), Ejercicio Plástico: 1933. Reflexiones en torno a un mural colectivo (2017), Narrar y narrar de nuevo: la colección médica (2015), Cordelia Urueta y la escritura de su historia (2014), among others. She is a member of the National System of Artistic Creators (FONCA) in the essay category.
Fulvio Barbaro, PhD, is Scientific Director of the Museum and Historical Library of Biomedicine (BIOMED) at the University of Parma (UNIPR) in Parma, Italy.
The anatomical clinical legacy of Lorenzo Tenchini and his unique anatomical collection at the University of Parma
He also holds an appointment as Scientific Manager of the Laboratory of Regenerative Morphology and Bioartificial Structures (REMOBIOS) in the Department of Medicine and Surgery (DIMEC) of UNIPR, and serves as a Member of the Committee for the Third Mission of DIMEC-UNIPR. As a Tenure Track Researcher and Instructor in Human Anatomy at the DIMEC, his biomedical research focuses on the functional morphology and bioengineering of endocrine and neuroendocrine organs, computational anatomy, and its applications to neuroradiological diagnostics based on artificial intelligence algorithms, and programming of humanoid robots for health monitoring. To these aims, he leads Research Units developing EU Horizon and PRIN Projects. Being an active member of the Italian Society of Anatomy and Histology (SIAI), he also has a strong interest in human macroscopic morphology, and the preservation and study of anatomical collections.
In his duties at BIOMED, he coordinates projects on anatomical heritage conservation, digitalization, and virtual restoration of historical specimens. He has contributed to initiatives on 3D scanning of mummified anatomical preparations, and interdisciplinary research on the history of anatomical education. His work integrates scientific investigation with museology, enhancing the role of historical collections in modern biomedical research. His latest collaborative efforts includes the study of the technique used by Lorenzo Tenchini to fabricate his 19th-century anatomical masks, their reproduction with immersive 3D virtual reality, and attribution of cranial remains to the subjects represented in the masks. In light of all these scientific targets, he benefits of a continuous cooperation with international Institutions under the mentorship of Prof. Roberto Toni including the Department of Biomedicine of the University of Basel (CH), Tufts University School of Medicine, in Boston, MA, USA, and RIV University at Dubai (UAE).
For additional information, please refer to the following links:
https://mc.unipr.it/laboratorio-di-morfologia-rigenerativa-e-strutture-bioartificiali
https://www.anfamedmuseo.unipr.it/
https://www.sma.unipr.it/it/museo-diffuso-delle-scienze/collezione-di-biomedicina/
Dr. Laura Cházaro García, 3D Researcher, Level III SNII, Cinvestav
The Vasseur Models of the Palace of Medicine.
Doctor of Philosophy from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. She is currently a Level III 3D Researcher of the SNII at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies. Her research areas include the history of science and education in the 19th century, scientific material culture, scientific measurements and instruments, as well as science, bodies, and gender.
Andrea Daninos
Not Just Anatomy: The Devotional Works of Clemente Susini
Andrea Daninos has dedicated years as an independent researcher to the study of wax modelling. In 2011, he edited the annotated and expanded edition of History of the Wax Portrait by Julius von Schlosser. In 2019, he curated the first publication of a forgotten text by Schlosser, originally published in 1909 in the Neue Freie Presse: History of the Wax Bust. A Rediscovered Text (Milan, Officina Libraria, 2019).
He has since published the following volumes: A Wax Revolution. Francesco Orso and the "Cabinets de Figures" in France (Milan, Officina Libraria, 2016) and Gaetano Giulio Zumbo 1656–1701 (Rome, Officina Libraria, 2023), the first monographic studies dedicated to these two sculptors.
In 2012, he curated the exhibition Avere una bella cera. Le figure in cera a Venezia e in Italia at the Fortuny Museum in Venice, the first exhibition dedicated to life-size wax figures.
Daninos has given numerous lectures and seminars on wax modelling at institutions such as the Zeri Foundation in Bologna, the University of Milan, and IUAV University in Venice. He has published many essays in specialised journals and has been a regular contributor to Prospettiva since 2009.
Mtra. Nuria Galland Camacho, Director of the Mexican Medicine Museum, UNAM
The collection of the Museum of Medicine, its conservation, and its exhibition.
She holds a Master's degree in Art Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Art History from the Universidad Iberoamericana. She is currently the director of the Mexican Medicine Museum at the Faculty of Medicine, UNAM. She has taught Art History at the Universidad Iberoamericana, the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, among other educational institutions. In the curatorial field, she has participated in various national and international temporary exhibitions dedicated to art and medical sciences. Under her coordination, the Faculty of Medicine has published several titles aimed at promoting the history of medicine in Mexico.
Mtra. Verónica González Illescas, Responsible for Pedagogical Services and Academic Content at the Mexican Medicine Museum
The collection of anatomical models as a catalyst for pedagogical strategies.
She holds a Master's degree in Art History from UNAM (2020) and a Bachelor's degree in Art History from the Universidad Iberoamericana with honors (2014). In the field of research, she has focused on image studies, 19th-century public sculpture in Mexico, and the dissemination of art and science. She is currently in charge of the Pedagogical Services and Academic Content Area at the Palace of the School of Medicine. She has curated temporary art exhibitions and conducted iconographic research for editorial projects within the same institution.
Dr. Roberta Panzanelli - Otis College of Art and Design
Waxing and Waning. A Tale of Florentine Ex-votos
Dr. Panzanelli holds a PhD in Art History from UCLA; her dissertation focused on the early polychrome and poly-material tableaux of Sacro Monte at Varallo (Vercelli, Italy). She spent over a decade at the Getty Research Institute and The Getty Villa, organizing conferences, curating exhibitions, and publishing works such as "Ephemeral Bodies. Wax Sculpture and the Human Figure." Currently, she teaches art history and fashion theory at Otis College in Los Angeles.
Dr. Mariblanca Ramos Rocha, Head of the Department of History and Philosophy at the Faculty of Medicine
Anatomical Models for Teaching in the Dermatology Chair in the XIX Century.
Medical surgeon from Universidad Anáhuac. Specialized in Psychiatry at UNAM/Hospital Español. Holds a Master’s degree in Sciences with a focus on Clinical Psychiatry from UNAM/National Institute of Psychiatry. She holds a Doctorate in Sciences with a specialization in Bioethics from the Master’s and Doctorate Program in Medical, Dental, and Health Sciences at UNAM. She is a full-time Professor A in the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, UNAM. A member of various medical societies, including the New York Academy of Science, International Society for the History of Medicine, Mexican Society for the History of Medicine, and the Pan-American Academy of the History of Medicine. She is the author of multiple book chapters and articles in indexed journals.
Dr. Martha Eugenia Rodríguez, Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine
XIX-century medicine, the construction of the body.
She studied her Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, and Ph.D. in History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at UNAM. She was a scholarship recipient at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London, England. She is a full professor C and the head of the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. She was the president of the Mexican Society of History and Philosophy of Medicine. She is a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) and belongs to the National Academy of Medicine, the Mexican Academy of Surgery, the Mexican Academy of Sciences, and the Mexican National Academy of Bioethics. Her research focuses on medicine during the colonial period and the 19th century.
Dr. Gabino Sánchez, Full-time Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine
Anatomical Models and Medical Education at the National School of Medicine of Mexico.
He holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate in History from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at UNAM. Currently, he is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, and President of the Mexican Society for the History and Philosophy of Medicine. He teaches History and Philosophy of Medicine in the Department of History and Philosophy at the Faculty of Medicine and is a Graduate Professor of Mexican Medical History in the Master's and Doctoral Program in Medical, Dental, and Health Sciences. He has been the primary advisor for two undergraduate students, seven master's students, and is currently supervising a doctoral thesis in the field of medical humanities. He is the author of the following books. Development of Scientific Medicine, Government of the State of Mexico, Pinacoteca 2000, Biblioteca Mexiquense del Bicentenario, 2009. History of the National Medical Institute of Mexico 1888-1915, Mexico, UNAM, Faculty of Medicine, 2019. The Anatomical Museum of the National School of Medicine 1870-1910, Mexico, UNAM, Faculty of Medicine, 2019. He has authored 15 scientific articles, 25 book chapters, and over 50 dissemination articles in the field of medical humanities. In 2018, the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico awarded him the "Dr. Germán Somolinos D’Ardois" Prize in recognition of his professional career and lifelong dedication to the study and dissemination of the history of medicine.
Roberto Toni, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
The anatomical clinical legacy of Lorenzo Tenchini and his unique anatomical collection at the University of Parma
Research Associate, National Research Council (CNR) - ISSMC, Faenza, Italy, Scientific Consultant, RIV-Capital Inc. Luxembourg and Dubai (UAE), and Senior Founder, Laboratory of Regenerative Morphology and Bioartificial Structures, Department of Medicine and Surgery, and Museum and Historical Library of Biomedicine (BIOMED), University of Parma, Parma, Italy. Pre-doctoral Fellow at the Cardiothoracic Institute of the University of London (UK) and Department of Biochemistry - Edgenossiche Technische Hochschule (ETH) of Zurich (CH), he obtained his MD degree and Subspecialty Board in Internal Medicine at the University of Bologna, and Subspecialty Board of Endocrinology at the University of Modena, Italy. Post-doctoral Fellow at the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet of Stockholm (Sweden), in 1987 he was awarded an NIH-International Fogarty Fellowship PhD in Endocrinology at the Endocrinology Division - New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA, where he remained up to 1989. From 2000 to 2023 he held the appointment of Professor of Human Anatomy and Scientific Director of BIOMED at the University of Parma, Italy; here, in 2017 he promoted the first international exposition of the historical collection of masks and anatomical preparations by the nineteenth-century anatomist and psychiatrist, Lorenzo Tenchini who was forerunner of the modern concepts of clinical neuroanatomy based on the principle of morpho-functional unity, and its application to the psychic deviance. In collaboration with his original research group at the University of Parma, Roberto Toni is currently engaged in a number of research topics in molecular endocrinology, regenerative medicine of endocrine and neuroendocrine structures, bioartificial organ engineering, and mechanisms regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in mammals and man including the role of endocrine disrupting chemicals. As a clinician and researcher, attention is currently paid to emerging fields in health care and its monitoring through innovative informatic technologies like smart spaces, digital twins, and the use of humanoid robots for collaborative support to the human action during motor rehabilitation, and in extreme survival conditions like those of explorers in Polar bases and astronauts during Space missions. Member of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna and Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti of Messina, Italy he has served in the Editorial and Review Boards of national and international scientific journals of the biomedical and endocrine/metabolic fields and, in collaboration with a number of national and international Academic and Research Institutions he is actively working on innovative symbolic languages for inferential clinical reasoning based on anatomical knowledge. Instrumental to these studies, the Tenchini’s masks and anatomical collection at Parma University provide a valuable source of data for training humanoid robots with computer vision to recognize anatomical parts and face physionomics for first aid intervention to human subjects.
Dr. Carlos Viesca Treviño, Researcher in the Department of History and Philosophy of the Faculty of Medicine
The Josephinum hospital of Vienna.
He is a medical surgeon from the Faculty of Medicine at UNAM, a general surgeon, and holds a Doctorate in Sciences with a specialization in the History of Science from UAM. He is a full-time Professor C in the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, UNAM. He served as head of this department from 1983 to 2012.
Member of the National System of Researchers from 1984 to 2020. He is also a member of several prestigious academies, including the National Academy of Medicine, the Mexican Academy of Surgery, the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the International Academy of Philosophy of Science (AIaPS), and the Mexican Society of History and Philosophy of Medicine.
Currently, he serves as the President of the International Society for the History of Medicine and Honorary President of the Pan-American Academy of the History of Medicine. He is the author and editor of 51 books, has contributed to over 100 book chapters, and has published nearly 200 articles in national and international journals.