Studies

• BSc. Food Science. University of Havana. 1990-1995.
• MSc. Animal Science. UNAM. 2002-2004.
• PhD. Animal Science. UNAM. 2015-2019.

Current position

• Full professor. Food safety and public health. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. National Autonomous University of Mexico (since 2010).

Research line

• Comparative genomics of foodborne and waterborne pathogens with focus on virulence and antimicrobial resistance.

 Participation in The Ohio State University’s Global One Health Initiative

• Started as a research scholar in 2011 through the USDA’s Norman E. Borlaug Fellowship.
• Joined ICOPHAI in 2013. Attended ICOPHAI congresses in 2017 and 2019.
• Collaborated in GOHI training activities in Brazil (2017, 2018)
• Collaborated in the last four OHSI (Ethiopia 2018, Kenya 2019, and online 2020 & 2021.