Academic education:
- PhD in Biological Sciences (UNAM) 2013-2015.
- Master in Biological Sciences (UNAM) 2004-2006.
- Bachelor’s in nutrition (UAEMex) 1998-2002.
- National System of Researchers, Mexico (SNI I; 2017-2023)
- Best paper award Nutrition Research 2004, awarded by: Nutrition and Health Promotion, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Mexican Health Foundation, Member Mexican Association of Colleges and Schools Nutrition, Nutritionist and Mexican College Fund.
Publications:
26 publications in international journals and chapter books, 1536 citations (Google scholar), 54 international and national meetings.
6 Most relevant publications:
- Stenocereus huastecorum-fruit juice concentrate protects against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by nitric oxide pathway activity and antioxidant and antiapoptotic effects. (2022). Food Research International. 160: 111337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111337.
- Ethnobotanical, nutritional, and medicinal properties of Mexican drylands Cactaceae Fruits: Recent findings and research opportunities (2020). Food Chemistry. 312: 126073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.126073.
- Respiratory health assessment and exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mexican indigenous population (2019). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26: 25825-25833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05687-w
- Curcumin prevents cisplatin-induced decrease in tight and adherent junctions: relation to oxidative stress (2016). Food Funct.; 7 (1): 279-293. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5FO00624D
- Selective iNOS inhibition reduces renal damage induced by cisplatin (2018). Toxicol Lett. 4; 176 (1): 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.10.006
- Renal protection by a soy diet in obese Zucker rats is associated with restoration of nitric oxide generation (2005). Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 288(1): F108-F116. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00077.2004
Grants for research projects:
National and completed
- June 2019-August 2020. Diagnosis, Technology Transfer and Technical Support for meet the needs of the two municipality for Territorial Development. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER-SLP). Responsible researcher.
International and completed
- Milpa 2030: Local farming and local produce for urban and rural food and water security in a hotter drier future. Call Newton Fund-COPOCYT. Collaborator.
National in progress
- September 2020-September 2024. Multilevel molecular response of rats with syndrome metabolism fed with cactus fruit extracts. Collaborator
Member of:
- Mexican Society of Biochemistry (2017).
- International Network for Sustainability of Arid Zones; RISZA (2017).
Professional experience:
- Science Researcher Professor CONACYT-IPICYT (2016- actually)
- Medical Sciences Researcher, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubiran (2009-2011).
- Nutritional adviser in Grupo Bocar and Crane Payment Innovations Group (2011-2017).
Technical Skill:
Management of in vivo models (rodents: rat, mice, and guinea pig), experimental models of metabolic syndrome, obesity, dyslipidemias, hypertension, diabetes, kidney damage, surgical models, management of molecular biology techniques (RNA, DNA, WB, immunohistochemistry, and histopathology analyses).
Research interest:
Molecular Biomedicine (nutrigenomics): the use of natural products (fruits) from arid zones in experimental models such as metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes, and kidney damage.
Human resources training:
Thesis completed
- PhD degree
2023. Yadira Yazbé Ramírez Rodríguez.
- Master’s degree
2023. Dulce Viridiana Arciniega De Sales
2019. Yadira Yazbé Ramírez Rodríguez.
- Bachelor
2024. Ximena Padrón Ponce
2023. Gustavo Aldair Nolasco Salgado
2022. Gabriela Michel Nuñez Rivera.
2020. Sandra Paulina Coronado Tovar.
2018. Fanny Chávez Osorio.
Participation in various tutoring committees, degree exams, academic and professional stays
Distinctions:
- (2023-2024). Scholarship representative of the Advanced Materials Division. IPICYT
- (2023). Member of the Evaluation Commission for CONAHCYT, COPOCYT.
- (2023). Member of the Evaluation Commission for national science fairs.
- (2022). Evaluator of the Call for Postdoctoral Stays in Mexico 2022. CONACYT
- (2022). Evaluator of Frontier 2019 Science Technical Reports. CONACYT
- (2021-2022). Participant in a consensus of Delphi 12 experts on antioxidants in Mexican foods.
- Referee of scientific publications (42 times)
- Referee for research projects. FONCYT (Argentina)