Our People

Meet the team of doctors collaborating on this alliance

Cristina Elizabeth Chuck Hernández

cristina.chuck@tec.mx

Protein-based ingredients production

Breast milk characterization, including the study of proteins and oligosaccharides

Alán Roberto Vázquez Alcocer

alanrvazquez@tec.mx

Experimental plans for nutritious food innovation

Mixture design for aquaculture diet optimization

Carolina Senés Guerrero

carolina.senes@tec.mx

Microbiome impacts of vinasse irrigation

Pediatric gut metagenome in metabolic syndrome

Celeste Concepción Ibarra Herrera

c.ibarra@tec.mx

Bread enrichment with fermented S. purpurascens

Bioactivity profiling of insect protein extracts

Juan Ignacio Valiente Banuet

valiente@tec.mx

Piquin pepper domestication under controlled stresses

Vineyard multispectral sensing with neural networks

Liliana Santos Zea

lilianasantos@tec.mx

Characterization of SCOBY as functional ingredient

Metabolomic and metagenomic analysis of fermented ginger beer

Marco Arnulfo Mata Gómez

mmatag@tec.mx

Modulating plant metabolome via abiotic stress

Revalorization of food and farm byproducts

María Anaberta Cardador Martínez

mcardador@tec.mx

HPLC analyses of phenolic compounds and antioxidants

Green extraction and bioseparations for natural products

Mariana Martínez Ávila

mm.avila@tec.mx

High-energy solar radiation impact and mitigation strategies

Lipidomic analysis of sacha inchi oil neuroprotection

Maritza Alonzo Macías

malonzoma@tec.mx

International collaboration improving drying processes

DIC extraction of betalains from dragon-fruit peel

Paola Isabel Angulo Bejarano

pangulobe@tec.mx

Agrobiotechnology solutions using plant tissue culture

Pigment microbes on agro-waste substrates

Saul Cuen Rochin

saul.cuen@tec.mx

Deep-learning grading for fruit and vegetables

NIR and vision for end-to-end traceability

Verónica Rodríguez Martínez

veronica.rodriguezmz@tec.mx

Pomegranate ellagitannin derivatives with neuroprotection

Nanoemulsions to stabilize bioactive compounds

Vicente Antonio Mirón Mérida

vicente.miron.m@tec.mx

Biopolymers as food decontaminants for pesticides

Protein extraction optimization from oil cakes, duckweed

Víctor Manuel Rodríguez García

vmrodrigg@tec.mx

Genotyping markers for metabolic and nutrition disorders

Pathogen identification and molecular surveillance in poultry

Alfredo Díaz Lara

diazlara@tec.mx

International collaboration projects on horticultural virus management

Digital PCR validation for grapevine virus diagnosis

Aurea Karina Ramírez Jiménez

aramirezj@tec.mx

Mango bagasse confectionery, hypolipidemic evaluation

Piper auritum transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling

Carmen Lizzeth Salinas Salazar

carmen.salinas@tec.mx

Discovery of bioactive molecules

Stabilization of bioactives

Biomaterials for food applications

Danay Carrillo Nieves

danay.carrillo@tec.mx

Fungal valorization of brewing and sugar byproducts for protein-rich biomass and metabolites

Microalgae biorefinery for tequila vinasse management and recovery of alginate and fucoidan

Daniel Guajardo Flores

danielgdo@tec.mx

Hypolipidemic effects of Eryngium, obesity biomarkers

Anti-inflammatory effects of Jatropha dioica, oxidative stress

Diego Eloyr Navarro López

diegonl@tec.mx

Plant–Nanoparticle Interactions, Stress-Omics & In Vitro Propagation Platforms

Nano-enabled Crop Performance

Erick Heredia Olea

erickho@tec.mx

Development of sustainable beer production processes using triticale

Novel protein structuring by extrusion for plant-based foods

Esther Pérez Carrillo

perez.carrillo@tec.mx

Chickpea beverage development and stability

Edible-insect fermentation for functional ingredients

Johanan del Pino Espinosa Ramírez

johanan_er@tec.mx

Germination and dry fractionation to enhance quality of grain flours

Fungi as sustainable high-quality protein source

Jorge Santos Welti Chanes

jwelti@tec.mx

Innovative extraction processes from food byproducts

Emerging technologies to modify plant metabolism

José Guillermo González Valdez

jose_gonzalez@tec.mx

Microfluidic separation of extracellular vesicles

ATPS extractive fermentation for biofactories

Julián de la Rosa Millán

juliandlrm@tec.mx

Bio-based materials characterization

Molecular and structural characterization of plant macromolecules

Mario Antonio Torres Acosta

ma.torres@tec.mx

Whey mixed cultures for single-cell protein

PHB from citrus peels with extremophiles

Rocío Alejandra Chávez Santoscoy

chavez.santoscoy@tec.mx

Metagenomics and transcriptomics for aquaculture nutrition and health

Edible microcarriers for 3D-printed cultivated meat and Non-dairy probiotic beverages

Silverio García Lara

sgarcialara@tec.mx

Development of nutraceutical maize varieties resistant to climate stress

Evaluation of bioactive compounds in maize landrace varieties

Tomás García Cayuela

tomasgc@tec.mx

Circular strategies in the berry sector using fermentation to obtain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory extracts

Valorization of cheese whey for probiotic and postbiotic ingredients

Víctor Gustavo Tercero Gómez

victor.tercero@tec.mx

Guaranteed-performance charts for weighing systems

Distribution-free joint monitoring frameworks

Viridiana Alejandra Tejada Ortigoza

viri.tejada@tec.mx

Food 3D printing, rheology and printability

Insect ingredients as protein and fiber sources

Zamantha Judith Escobedo Avellaneda

zamantha.avellaneda@tec.mx

Probiotic beverage development using agrifood by-products

Bioactive extraction from plant matrices and agrifood by-products using non-thermal technologies

Mónica Cala

mp.cala10@uniandes.edu.co

High-resolution mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and lipidomics across diverse research areas, including biomedical applications, plant studies, and food science

William Chen

wnchen@ntu.edu.sg

Platform development for food technology innovations

Zero food waste processing and circular food economy

Francisco Villaplana

franvila@kth.se

Exploitation of natural biomass resources through sustainable chemistry and biocatalysis, with impact on lignocellulosic biobased materials and the transformation of agrifood waste for functional and healthy nutritional applications

Christopher Mejía

cmejia@mit.edu

Applied research on retailing operations and food supply chains for multiple stakeholders, including consumer packaged goods manufacturers, carriers, and retailers

Romina Abarca

romina.abarca@uc.cl

Development of sustainable solutions for the agri-food industry like food packaging, food microbiology and safety, and processing of foods of animal origin