Affiliation: Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Prof. Dr. Cristobal N. Aguilar is the head researcher of the Group of Bioprocesses and Bioproducts at the School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. He is a chemist and food biotechnologist with expertise in designing bioprocesses for food, pharmaceuticals, and environmental applications, as well as in fertilization and enzymatic technologies. 

With over 600 publications in his field, Prof. Aguilar has contributed significantly to the formation of numerous human resources and has participated in several international cooperation projects. These include VALNATURA (2004-2008), ECOS-Nord-ANUIES-CONACYT (2002-2007), SRE-CONACYT-CONYCET (2011-2015), CONACYT-DST (2016-2018), and the FP7 project funded by the Marie Curie Program focused on biotechnologies to valorize regional food biodiversity in Latin America (BiValBi). 

Additionally, Prof. Aguilar is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and has served as the past president of both the Mexican Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering and the Mexican Society for Food Science and Biotechnology.