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UAG Neuroscience Takes the Stage at FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona

UAG School of Medicine’s Neuroscience area gained international recognition at FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona, where Dr. Lucía Elizabeth Álvarez presented collaborative research on surgical outcomes for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy, highlighting UAG’s commitment to student involvement, clinical partnerships, and global neuroscience research.
By: UAG School of Medicine
12/Ago/2026
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG) School of Medicine's Neuroscience area was represented on the international stage this July at the FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona, Europe's largest neuroscience meeting, held July 6–10.
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Dr. Lucía Elizabeth Álvarez, MD, PhD, Director of Neuroscience and Department Director of Block 4 & Research at UAG School of Medicine, presented as first author on July 7. Her poster, "Surgical Outcomes of Lesionectomy in Pediatric Focal Motor Epilepsy: A Five-Year Retrospective Series," detailed findings from a multicenter study examining the surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy in children.
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The research was co-authored by UAG School of Medicine students Shelsie Olivo Torres and Alondra Canals, alongside collaborators from Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, and Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco,  a collaboration that reflects the depth of clinical partnerships woven into UAG's research training.

Following the Forum, Dr. Álvarez remained in Barcelona to begin new collaborative work with colleagues at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, laying the groundwork for projects that will feed directly into UAG's ongoing neurology research.

Milestones like this one place UAG's Neuroscience area within the international conversation shaping modern brain science, and they reflect the caliber of training, mentorship, and research opportunity available to students throughout their time at UAG School of Medicine. For prospective students considering a path in neuroscience or neurology, moments like these are a marker of what a UAG education is built to produce: not just clinicians, but contributors to the field itself.

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