Vita
2023 – today
PhD Candidate, HIFMB
2021 – 2023
Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University
2020
Research Assistant, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico
2016 – 2019
MSc. Marine Biology and Limnology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico
2014 – 2016
Teaching Professor (Undergraduate), Universidad Popular Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico
2012 – 2015
Co-director of Educational Programs, Villa Atl Aldea Global de Desarrollo A. C., Mexico
Instructor (High-School), Colegio Teresiano America de Puebla, Mexico
2011
Research Assistant, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
2010
BSc. in Biology, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
Research Interests
I’m intrigued by how organisms sense and use light as an informational signal. Specifically, my current research aims to establish the molecular basis of the sensory mechanisms that allow reef-building corals to detect and process light signals, and how such cues influence their behavior, physiology, and form.