Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - Querétaro
PROJECTS 2022
Nano-Textiles
Isaac André Batallas, Arturo Guzmán Cornejo, Frida Andrea Esteves Ríos
The project proposes using organic waste with high cellulose content as the raw material for cellulosic fiber.
nourish yourself with a piece of sea
Daniela Aguilar Padilla, Soraya Sepúlveda Islas, Alba Escamilla Hernández
This project tackles the problem of excess sargassum seaweed on Caribbean beaches by collecting and converting it into iron supplements.
Instructors 2022
Grisel Fierros
Grisel Fierros has bachelor's degrees in Pharmaceutical Biology and Chemistry and a master's degree in Experimental Biology from San Nicolas de Hidalgo University. She earned her PhD in Advanced Technology at CICATA Instituto Politecnico Nacional and was a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Florida A&M University in 2017. Grisel is a professor at Tecnologico de Monterrey and has been the Biotechnology Program Director since 2018. Her research is focused on bacterial resistance to heavy metals and treatment of industrial waste.
Rosario Flores Vallejo
Rosario Flores Vallejo is a young researcher within biotechnology. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology engineering at Tecnologico de Monterrey and a master’s degree at the Centre of Biotechnological Research (CEIB, UAEM). In 2018, she was selected as one of the '100 Leaders in Biotechnology' in LATAM by the organization Allbiotech. Her current work is focused on investigating the endophytomicrobiome of medicinal plants and their biosynthetic potential through OMIC tools. She considers that nature is a great teacher; an amazing source of inspiration to create novel materials and designs that could improve different aspects of our daily activities.
Kalaumari Mayoral Peña
Kalaumari Mayoral Peña earned his bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology Engineering at Tecnologico de Monterrey and master’s degree in Food Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Queretaro. He was a professor at the Tecnologico de Monterrey from 2015 to 2017, teaching classes about biosensors, biomaterials, and biotechnology. Kalaumari has participated as mentor in the Biomolecular Design (BIOMOD) Competition since 2016. He participated on a research project about the development of a sanitary system for rural communities, financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and CONACYT. He was selected in 2017 as one of the "100 Young Latin American Leaders in Biotechnology" by the AllBiotech Summit. Kalaumari is currently a PhD student in Biotechnology at Tecnologico de Monterrey and a Research Trainee in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and MIT. His research is focused on the development of accessible devices for detection and monitoring of cancer and cardiovascular disease.