Prof. Larissa ADLER LOMNITZ
	Member of the Regional Scientific Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean

Country: México Current position: Senior Researcher, Institute of Mathematics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D. F., México. Academic discipline: Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. Published in areas of: Published in areas of: economy and society; social anthropology and sociology of Latin American countries; social transformation; political transition; political culture; effects of globalization on structures of power; indigenous people; urban structures; science education in Mexico; evaluation and science and research systems; basic, applied and technological research. Doctor Honoris Causa in Human Sciences, University of Massachusetts (1998). Emeritus National Researcher since 1996. National Prize in the areas of social sciences (1990). Member, Jury for the Prize Universidad Nacional y de la Distinción Universidad Nacional para Jóvenes Académicos, in the area of social sciences (2002). Member of several editorial boards for journals, such as Latin American Research Review and Comparative Urban and Community Research.