Currently, the country’s highest board of studies is selecting Enrique Grau’s successor or successors; Therefore, the Board of Directors, in collaboration with the voices of the university community, deliberates between candidates. Among these Maria Esperanza Martinez Romeroa researcher at the Genome Sciences Center who aspires to UNAM rectory.
Maria Esperanza Martinez Romero part of 17 people Those aspiring to the presidency of UNAM, who also include:
What education does Maria Esperanza Martinez Romero have?
María Esperanza Martinez Romero studied at UNAM From upper secondary education; Well, in 1976 he entered the Faculty of Sciences and Humanities (CCH) Naucalpan, He graduated with a cumulative GPA of 10.
Then he did a study Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree And Ph.D in Biomedical research From the National Autonomous University of Mexico; Where it has also been identified with Gabino Barreda Medal with HonorsA, at a rate of 10 for each of the academic degrees obtained. Master’s and doctoral degrees were completed in what is now known as Center for Genomic SciencesWhere she currently works as a researcher.
He didn’t just study at UNAM
Although the aspiring rector has been part of the UNAM community since she was young; After obtaining his doctorate, he decided to pursue a… Postdoctoral residency in ToulouseFrance, as part of National Institute of Agricultural Research. In this he continued to generate information about bacteria, a field in which he won many awards.
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Work Profession of Maria Esperanza Martinez Romero
Maria Esperanza Martinez Romero began her career as researcher Subordinate UNAM Genomics Centre, Cuernavaca Campus, Morelos; In it too Teacher Undergraduate and postgraduate studies. And this was also the case coordinator Bachelor’s degree in Genomic Sciences.
The ambitious rector, in addition to being a professor, has published more than 100 articles in international journals, which have more than 4 thousand citations. He gave lectures, participated in radio programs, and wrote scientific articles. All of them are directed so that the general public can learn about the fruit of their research.
He was also part of the editorial committee of the magazine Applied and environmental microbiology for two terms; And also Journal of Bacteriology. He edited it Molecular interactions between plants and microbes, Archives of Microbiology, Microbes online And from the book Nitrogen fixation research.
Likewise, she was president of the International Committee on Taxonomy and the Mexican Association of Microbiology; Thanks to this, he promoted the signing of two Agreements concluded between UNAM and the Government of the State of Morelos. The aim was for the foundation to participate in the reforestation program in the state, and to form antibodies in the local legumes in the region.
Among other positions, he was also responsible for the inventory of rhizobia, that is, bacteria found in legumes, present in the soil of Tuxtla; It is part of the Environmental Institute of Xalapa, Veracruz. And also from the Ribotyping Unit, which identified various bacteria, according to the General Administration of Academic Personnel Affairs (Djaba) from UNAM.
Has Maria Esperanza Martinez Romero won awards?
The research work of Dr. María Esperanza has been awarded by UNAM, the Mexican Academy of Sciences. He received the AgroBio and REMEI awards for his career in the scientific field. In addition to recognition from distinguished scholars of the 21st century, among others.
She also received the L’Oréal-UNESCO Prize for Women and Science. He achieved this thanks to his research on the use of environmentally friendly bacteria, and his projects to increase productivity in agriculture without the need to use large quantities of chemical fertilizers.
Having become one of the five global science winners of the 2020 L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Prize, María Esperanza Martínez Romero realizes that the path for women in science has not been easy. https://t.co/UyChpLHAfm pic.twitter.com/GU5tBn0axa
– El Universal (@El_Universal_Mx) March 15, 2020
Currently working as Principal Investigator at the UNAM Genomics Centrewith the The third level National System of Researchers (Sunni), Where it works too Teacher. He is a candidate for the presidency of the highest study house in the country.
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