Research Lines

(i) Food, Environmental, and Special Environments Biotechnology

Use of microorganisms in bioremediation processes, production of probiotics, and their evaluation in different animal and human models and ecosystems. Evaluation and use of microorganisms and their products in the production, preservation, and spoilage of food. Research and development of methods for hygienic-sanitary control.

(ii) Industrial Biotechnology and Vaccines

Research, development, and use of microorganisms, recombinant microorganisms, and their products in industrial processes, such as: production of biofuels, vaccines, cosmetics, enzymes, pharmaceuticals, quality control processes, vaccine production, and evaluation of new carriers and adjuvants such as carbon nanotubes and other synthetic molecules.

(iii) Teaching in Microbiology

Research and development of instruments for teaching microbiology at the elementary and basic education levels.

(iv) Microbiological Diagnosis and Epidemiology

Use of biotechnology in the research, development, and validation of analytical methods aimed at diagnosing and controlling microorganisms.