Curriculum Vitae

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Editor-in-chief, Editorial Board Member and Reviewer of the following PubMed indexed journals

March 2024- Issue editor: JACI-in practice (2025: asthma, with Mario Castro)

March 2024- Editorial board: JACI-in practice

November 2022- Editor-in-chief: Immune system ((a Karger Journal)) 

August 2022- Issue editor and Editorial board member: Exploration of Asthma & Allergy (Canonica – Heffler)

April 2022- Editorial board member: Allergy (2021, 2022: Nr 1 Journal in Allergology)

April 2022- Section editor (asthma): Current Treatment Options in Allergy

March 2022- Reviewer of JACI

Jun 2021- Editorial board member Clinical and Experimental Allergy.

Sept 2020- Reviewer American Journal of Dermatology

Jun 2020- Reviewer Journal of Asthma

Feb 2019- Reviewer of JACI-In practice.

May 2018- International Advisory Board of journal: Allergy

Feb 2018-20 Section editor: Current Treatment Options in Allergy

Jan 2015- Reviewer Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Feb 2015- Co-editor Asthma Research and Practice

Apr 2014-18 Editorial board member: Current Treatment Options in Allergy

Mar 2013-18 Editorial board member: Review of allergy and clinical immunology, Italy

Jan 2012- Editorial board member: Revista Alergia México

Nov 2011- Editorial board member: Annals of Allergy, Asthma Immunology

Feb 2018- Reviewer of Journal: Immunotherapy

2015- Reviewer WAO journal

2014- Reviewer of Journal of Allergy and Clinical immunology (JACI)

2014- Reviewer of Clinical and Experimental Allergy

2014- Reviewer of Journal of clinical and translational allergy

2014- Reviewer of American Journal of Rhinology and allergy

2010- Reviewer: Vaccine

2009- Reviewer: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

2009- Reviewer: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

2009- Reviewer: Allergologia et Immunopathologia

2008- Reviewer: Revista Mexicana de Alergia

Working experience and scientific assignments

Jun2024- Syneos Health: safety board member 2 clinical trials on severe asthma. 

Oct 2023- National System of Investigators (SNI), level 2, re-certified. 

Oct 2019- National System of Investigators (SNI), level 2, re-certified. 

Jan 2018- Member of Registro CONACYT de Evaluadores Acreditados (RCEA) (Recognized Evaluators of the National investigators bureau)

2017-2019 DSM safety board clinical trial on EPIT with milk (DBV)

Mar 2017- Director of Center of Excellence in Asthma and Allergy Larenas, SC; Hospital Médica Sur

Jan 2016- National Investigator, grade 2. National System of Investigators (SNI)

Jan 2014- Member Research unit, Médica Sur, Clinical Foundation and Hospital

Ago 2001- Hospital Médica Sur, private practice and inter-consultation in hospital

Mayo 2002- Founder and chief coordinator of the freelance (pro bone) Allergy Clinic in a poor area of Mexico City ‘Pueblo Quieto’ giving weekly allergy consulting + Allergen ITx

Mar 2001- Medical assessor of multiple pharmaceutical companies

ago 2000-08 Medical assessor of Referencia Médica

jun99-jun00 Medical assistant Interfaz401 

mar97-jun99 Medical manager Resp. Area ASTRA México S.A. de C.V.

mar95-nov97 Chief Allergy Clinic in Hospital ‘El Escandón’ (Sisters of Charity) 

1995-1997 Assistant in private practice of Dr. JG Huerta López, pediatric allergist

Investigations and publications: see added file.

>245 publications in peer reviewed journals (as of June 2024) 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=larenas-linnemann&sort=date (plus 8 as Larenas D)

Thesis supervision of pre- and post-doc students

2019- ongoing Dr. José Luis Galvez, National security system. DBPC trial of intralymphatic immunotherapy.

2018- ongoing Dra. Amyra Ali Azamar Jácome, post-doc National University of Mexico (UNAM) in cooperation with National institute of medical science and nutrition

2017- mar 2020 Food Allergy Sensitization Pattern through an In vitro Diagnosis (ImmunoCAP) in Mexican Allergic Patients. Post-doc: Lucy Tania Ruiz

Publications of abstracts (oral and poster presentations)

Over 300 oral and poster presentations at Annual meetings of the European Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (EAACI), American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), 1 at ERS, 4 at Colloquium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA), several at World Allergy Congresses (WAC) and Mexican Colleges of Allergy and clinical immunology since 1995 till today. 

Tesis y tesinas (pre-grade)

• Larenas DE en Van den Bold I, Voedingstoestand van zuigelingen en peuters en  de invloed hierop van moeder’s kennis over kindervoeding in drie marginales wijken in Quito, Ecuador; 1988, 135p. (tesis médico cirujano)  
• Larenas DE y Van den Bold I, Estado nutricional de lactantes y pre-escolares e influencia sobre éste del conocimiento de la madre de la nutrición infantil en tres barrios marginales en Quito, Ecuador; 1989, 150 pgs ) (= Documento traducido al español)
• Recognition of lower respiratory tract infections by nursing staff in rural Lesotho; 1991.  
• La enfermedad de Niemann-Pick. Revisión de 25 años en un hospital de tercer nivel. 1996, 35 pgs. (tesis pediatría)
• Manifestaciones alérgicas como marcadores de evolución de la infección en niños con VIH. 1997, 40 pags. (tesis alergia)
• Impacto de un centro de mezclas en la conducta prescriptora de los médicos. 31 pags. (tesis

Memberships and leadership positions

May 2024- Member Working group on Allergen Immunotherapy Guidelines update 2025 (EAACI))

Nov 2022- Member Working group on Practice parameters on Allergen Immunotherapy  update 2023 (JTF: ACAAI-AAAAI)

Sept 2022- Member Working group Guidelines on allergic asthma, EAACI

August 2022- Chair Respiratory Effectiveness Group (REG) Allergy committee.

Nov 2021- Member asthma committee ACAAI; chairing 3 projects//Member intl. committee

May 2020- Co-chair immunotherapy committee Sociedad Latinoamerica Alergia, Asma e inmunología (SLAAI)

April 2020- Global initiative on Asthma (GINA), Advocate for Mexico

Sept 2019- Member of Colloquium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA)

Oct 2018-19 Member review committee for the 2019 AAAAI Annual Meeting International Travel Scholarships

Sept 2018- International Assembly of the Global initiative on Asthma (GINA), official member for Mexico

2018-2022 International committee, Chair Central and South American portfolio, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

2017-2018 Co-chair Mexican Consensus on Atopic Dermatitis

2018-2019 Program Chair annual meeting CMICA 2018 and 2019; sub-treasurer Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia (CMICA)

Oct 2016-17 Member review committee for the 2017 AAAAI Annual Meeting International Travel Scholarships

2015-ongoing Chair Mexican Guidelines on Asthma; National multidisciplinary consortium

2015-2018 Member Immunotherapy Guidelines Task Force, EAACI

2015-2020 Chair International Societies Council, EAACI

2015-2017 Chair Mesoamerican Region, Sociedad Latinoamerica Alergia, Asma e inmunología (SLAAI)

2015-2017 Clinical Science Workgroup AAAAI

2014- 2016 Member of Board of Directors of Mexican College of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (CMICA) –sub-secretary

2013- 2015 Member Latin American Guidelines on urticaria working group.

2013- 2015 Chair: Mexican guidelines on urticaria working group.

2013- 2017 Practice, Diagnostics and Therapeutics Committee, Member (AAAAI)

2013- 2015 Chair Interest section of IRSOC (AAAAI)

2012- ongoing General country coordinator ARIA for Mexico

2012- ongoing Advisory board ARIA: Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma

2012- 2016 Leadership Institute Working Group (LWIG) of the AAAAI

2011-2015 Interest section coordinating committee, member (AAAAI)

2011- 2015 Annual meeting planning committee, member (AAAAI)

2009-11 Member Board of Directors of Mexican College of Allergy (CMICA)

2009-13 Past-Chair of immunotherapy, allergy diagnostics and allergen standardization  committee American Academy of Allergy A&I

2008-2017 Member immunotherapy committee of WAO (World allergy organization)

Nov 2007 Distinguished international fellow ACAAI

2007-2009 Vice-chair immunotherapy committee AAAAI

2007-2009 Plenary symposium Subcommittee, Prime representative for the IRSOC section of Annual Congress American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Member immunotherapy committee of American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
2006-7 Plenary symposium Subcommittee, vice-representative for the IRSOC section of Annual Congress American Academy of Allergy,

jul06 International Fellow American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.   

2005- Chair of Comité de Inmunoterapia del Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Allergia

2004 Member of European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)

2004 Member of Immunotherapy committee de American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

2004 Member of Comité de inmunoterapia del CMICA

2001 Member of the Medical society Hospital Médica Sur

2000 Certified by Consejo Nacional de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, No. 409 Asthma and Immunology. 

1999 Member del Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia

1999 Member del Colegio Mexicano de Pediatras especializados en Inmunología y Alergia (COMPEDIA)

1997 Member de la Academia Americana de Alergia Asma e Inmunología

1996-1997 Member editor de ‘Rumbo a Cancún’

1996 Member del Comité Local Organizador del congreso mundial de Alergia: International Congress of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (ICACI), Cancún 97 

1995 Asociación Mexicana de Pediatría, pediatra certificada

1995 FIT-Member of American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). As of 1998:  Member

1995-1997 Member of Pediatrics committee of ACAAI

1996 Member editor de ‘Alergia e Inmunología Pediátrica México’

1995 Certified by el Consejo Mexicano de Pediatría

Basic education

1989 Master’s (in dutch: ‘doctoraal’) exam (after 4-6 yrs) in Medicine, Cum Laude Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands

1985 Propedeutic exam (after 1-2 yrs) in Medicine, Cum Laude, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands

1984 Propedeutic exam (after 1-2 yrs) in Biology, Cum Laude Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands

1983 College: Gymnasium beta, Stedelijk Gymnasium Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Postgraduate Education in Medicine and (sub)specialty

1997-1998 Masters in Clinical Pharmacology, UNAM

March1995-97 Subspeciality in Allergy and immunology National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico city, Mexico.

March 1995 Pediatrician’s title, National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico city. Best mean score of generation.

January 1992 General pract. title, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands

1991 Assistant field officer. Mafeteng HSA, Lesotho South Africa

1990 Last part of residency (pediatrics, neurology, dermatology, ENT, psychiatry, ophthalmology) at Dutch hospitals.

1989-90 Part of residency (gynecology -obstetrics) Regional Hospital of IMSS  ‘Lic. Adolfo López Matéos’ 

1989-90 Part of residency (internal medicine, surgery) at the National Institute of Nutrition, ‘Dr. Salvador Zubirán’

1988 Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México D.F. (summer course of 4mths)

Specialized courses

2017 Soporte Vital Cardiovascular básico y Soporte Vital Cardiovascular avanzado (= BLS and ACLS of the American Heart Association)

1994 Advanced Traumatic Life Support (ATLS)

1995 neonatal ATLS

1995 Advanced course of Clinical Immunology, Politécnico (5mths)

1997 Respiratory Training Course, nasal part. Lund, Sweden

1997 Respiratory Training Course, pulmonary part. Lund, Sweden

1998 Data Editing and Source Data Verification course. Margrettendorp, Sweden

Many short courses in Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology

Teaching experience

• I have given multiples conferences on various themes in Pediatrics, Allergy and immunologic bases of allergy in hospitals all over the country and at National, Latinamerican, US, European and World allergy congresses till today. Also, for GPs, peds and other specialties. Moreover, many regional/local talks on asthma treatment, urticaria and atopic dermatitis treatment, allergy treatment in general, antileucotrienes, inhaled corticosteroids, antihistamines, etc. Some of these talks are company-sponsored.
• Professor of various courses in Allergy (among others of the UNAM)
• Private courses in anatomy, maths, physics (in the Netherlands)
• Professor’s assistant in anatomy, pathology during pre-grade (in Holland)

Other activities related and not related to medicine

• Trail and long-distance runner (2019-ongoing). 2023-24: 4 x Half marathon
• Tennis player, level B (2006-ongoing)
• Hiker
• Karaoke
• Member of executive committee of Dutch club in Mexico (2002-4)
• Administrator of membership of Dutch Club in México (2001-2005)
• Coordinator of residents of Allergy Department Inst.Nac.Pediatría, generation 1996-1997
• Editorial member of WEMOS, Medical magazine for developing countries (in the Netherlands)
• Member of the Dutch Rhythmic Gymnastics National Selection, competing at National, European and World Championships (1979-1984)

Themes of interest

• Immunotherapy and sublingual immunotherapy, especially children
• Asthma, from primary care and prevention to severe asthma
• Urticaria and Allergic rhinitis
• Prevention of allergies, treatment / prevention of initial stages
• Immunologic bases of allergic disease and of immunotherapy
• Guidelines