Has a degree in Agroindustrial Engineering from the University of Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia (2015), where received the award for Excellence in 2015. Master in Plant Biotechnology from the Federal University of Lavras (2017). Acted as a student researcher in Biotechnology at Embrapa Agroenergia, in Brasilia - Brazil, between May 2015 and May 2017, working in the Bioinformatics Laboratory and the Biomass and Biofuels Chemistry Laboratory of the National Center for Agroenergy Research (CNPAE), developing activities as a participant of the project "DendePalm - Genomic Strategies and Value-Added in the Productive Chain of the Brazilian Palm Oil". Has participated actively in the Colombian RedCOLSI research institute developing studies to provide a means of converting raw agricultural materials into value added products while generating income to contribute with overall economic development in Colombia. Has experience in Agroindustry, with emphasis on Phytochemistry working mainly in the utilization of agroindustrial byproducts for extraction of essential oils by hydro-distillation, Antifungal activity of plant extracts on phytopathogenic fungi. Has also experience in Biotechnology, with emphasis on bioinformatics, acting on the following topic: mapping and annotation of lipases genes related to oil palm acidification, which is the major constraint that affects the quality of this edible oil. In addition to this, performed studies of characterization of Brazilian oil palm (Elaeis oleifera H.B.K.) germplasm collection from the Amazon Forest in order to evaluate important phenotypical variations related to oil quality: fatty acid composition, total carotenoid, oil and free fatty acids content.
Has a degree in Agroindustrial Engineering from the University of Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia (2015), where received the award for Excellence in 2015. Master in Plant Biotechnology from the Federal University of Lavras (2017). Acted as a student researcher in Biotechnology at Embrapa Agroenergia, in Brasilia - Brazil, between May 2015 and May 2017, working in the Bioinformatics Laboratory and the Biomass and Biofuels Chemistry Laboratory of the National Center for Agroenergy Research (CNPAE), developing activities as a participant of the project "DendePalm - Genomic Strategies and Value-Added in the Productive Chain of the Brazilian Palm Oil". Has participated actively in the Colombian RedCOLSI research institute developing studies to provide a means of converting raw agricultural materials into value added products while generating income to contribute with overall economic development in Colombia. Has experience in Agroindustry, with emphasis on Phytochemistry working mainly in the utilization of agroindustrial byproducts for extraction of essential oils by hydrodistillation, Antifungal activity of plant extracts on phytopathogenic fungi. Has also experience in Biotechnology, with emphasis on bioinformatics, acting on the following topic: mapping and annotation of lipases genes related to oil palm acidification, which is the major constraint that affects the quality of this edible oil. In addition to this, performed studies of Chemical characterization of Brazilian oil palm (Elaeis oleifera H.B.K.) germplasm collection from the Amazon Forest in order to evaluate important phenotypical variations related to oil quality: fatty acid composition, total carotenoid, oil and free fatty acids content.
