ORCID: 0000-0003-2538-6061

PhD in Biotechnology from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa. He received the University Merit Medal awarded by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana to the best averages of the generation. Dr. Jiménez Alvarado also holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Biochemical Engineering. His Ph.D. thesis and subsequent research has been related to the production of bioactive compounds and the protection of compounds susceptible to degradation through the elaboration of emulsions and microencapsulation. As a researcher he has approached the study of endemic plant materials from Mexico and developed research lines among which stands out the obtaining and protection of bioactive compounds obtained from diverse plant materials; he has published several articles on this area in international indexed journals. She has experience in teaching at the undergraduate level both in classroom and educational platforms. In addition, he teaches postgraduate courses in the Doctorate in Food Science and Human Health and in the Master's Degree in Food Science; he is also the director of several research projects. He currently belongs to the National System of Researchers level I and is a professor in the Academic Area of Agroindustrial Engineering and Food Engineering at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo.