rené raúl drucker colín (15 may 1937 – 17 september 2017) was a mexican scientist, investigator and journalist. he was born in mexico city, mexico. he worked in the fields of physiology and neuroscience. from 1985 through 1990, he was the director of neuroscience at the national autonomous university of mexico. he served as president of the mexican academy of sciences from 2000 through 2002.