Francisco Bolívar Zapata

Francisco Gonzalo Bolívar Zapata (born March 1948, in Mexico City) is a Mexican biochemist and professor.

His studies have significantly contributed the design, construction and characterization of molecular vehicles for the transfer and expression of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid).

Francisco Bolívar Zapata has been member of several expert committees in the UNESCO and the WHO, and has published over a hundred articles and books.

[1] In September 2012, he was appointed to the presidential transition team of Enrique Peña Nieto to be responsible for science, innovation, and technology.

This was accompanied by a presidential pledge to invest 1% of GNP to these fields, following the recently passed law on science and technology.