Was born in Mexico City in 1934. He obtained his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in biology from the School of Science of the National Autonomous University of México and did postdoctoral research in the field of neuroendocrinology at the Brain Research Institute of the University of California. He was a founder of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and is currently the director of the  Tlaxcala Laboratory, a research center that si shared by the CINVESTAV and the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala.

He has focused his work on two main areas of research: the neuroendocrinology of lactation and ovulation, on the one hand, and neurohormonal regulation of reproductive, sexual and maternal behavior in mammals on the other. He has extended this second area of research to include human beings, and his book, The Science of Orgasm, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, written in collaboration with Barry Komisaruk and Beverly Whipple, was well received among the international academic community. Dr. Beyer has also been one of the leading figures in the study of the functional signification of the metabolism of steroid hormones in the brain.

Founder of the Department of Scientific Research of the Mexican Social Security Institute, he was a pioneer of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. He has been the head of the Tlaxcala Laboratory, a pillar of research and higher education of the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala.

Dr. Beyer has received an award from the Mexican Academy of Scientific Research, was granted the “Salvador Zubirán” award of the Mexican Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition; and has been honored by the Mexican Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology. The Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla have both bestowed upon him the Honoris Causa Doctoral Degree. In addition two academic distinctions bear his name: the “Carlos Beyer” professorship at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, and the “Carlos Beyer” Award granted by the Institute of Science and Technology of the Federal District, Mexico, which is included among the Heberto Castillo Awards of the Capital City of Mexico. Dr. Beyer also received the National 2007 Prize of Science and the Arts.

The impact of his work in the area of neuroendocrinology of behavior is evidenced by the more than 4000 citations that have been made of his work. Numerous institutions have recognized his experience in the field of reproductive biology by inviting him as advisor for their programs. Among these are the World Health Organization, the Ford Foundation, the International Bank for Development and the Committee on Human Reproduction of the House of Representatives in Washington.