Affiliation: Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas. Ciudad de México, México

Dr. Adriana Jazmín Legorreta-Castañeda is a posdoctoral fellow at the National School of Biological Sciences at IPN. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Autonomous University of Hidalgo (UAEH). She has taught undergraduate courses on advanced chemistry topics. Her professional background includes working at the Public Health Laboratory of the State of Hidalgo, where she was involved in genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. Her work contributed to identifying circulation variants and performing other epidemiological diagnostics. Additionally, she has trained faculty members in safe chemical handling practices for experimental laboratories. Her research interests lie in the study, characterization, and identification of filamentous fungi from various ecological niches for their biotechnological application in bioremediation processes, as well as evaluating their potential for enzyme and secondary metabolite production. She is a member of the Mexican Society of Biochemistry and is part of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNI) with Candidate level recognition.