RODRIGUEZ BUENFIL, INGRID MAYANIN

National Researcher Level III of the National System of Researchers of Mexico. Founding Director of the Southeast Unit of the Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ) from 2002 to 2015. PhD in Biotechnological Processes, Master of Science in Biotechnology, and Bachelor of Science in Food Chemistry and Biology, with 37 years of experience in scientific research and technological development, specializing in fermentation processes and food technology. She has participated in more than 80 research projects, holds 11 patents, has three product lines currently on the market, has supervised 53 theses, and has over 200 publications, including scientific articles, books, and book chapters. She has presented 154 papers at national (Mexico) and international (Berlin, Ireland, Madrid, Italy, Japan, Ecuador, Panama, Chile) conferences. She belongs to the Core Academic Faculty of the Master's and Doctoral programs in Biotechnology Innovation at CIATEJ. She has been a Regular Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences since 2021. She is a mentor within the British Council's 2022 Mentors in Science program. Currently, she is a Senior Engineer at CIATEJ.