About the Authors
- Eugenio Frixione
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* E-mail: frixione@cinvestav.mx
Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies IPN (Cinvestav), Mexico City, Mexico, Section of Methodology and Theory of Science, Center for Research and Advanced Studies IPN (Cinvestav), Mexico City, Mexico
- Lourdes Ruiz-Zamarripa
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Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies IPN (Cinvestav), Mexico City, Mexico
- Gerardo Hernández
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Affiliation Section of Methodology and Theory of Science, Center for Research and Advanced Studies IPN (Cinvestav), Mexico City, Mexico
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. All authors share an interest in improving the current national system for research assessment in Mexico. Only one of them (EF) is presently a member of Mexico's National System of Investigators. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EF. Performed the experiments: EF LRZ. Analyzed the data: EF LRZ GH. Wrote the paper: EF GH. Statistical analyses: GH.