Dra. Norma Gabriela Rojas Avelizapa

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Field of Knowledge

Biotechnology

Dr. Norma Gabriela Rojas Avelizapa holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry from the Universidad Veracruzana (1995), a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from CINVESTAV (1995), and a PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from CINVESTAV (1999). From 1999 to 2015, she served as a Scientific Researcher at the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, in the area of petroleum biotechnology. She is a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadoras e Investigadores (SNII) at Level II.

Her research interests include bioremediation of contaminated sites, bioleaching and valorization of industrial waste, and the microbial production of metallic nanoparticles. She has authored more than 50 publications in national and international journals, as well as book chapters; has developed 20 research projects; has participated in the editing of two technical books; and has contributed to two patent applications and two technological developments in collaboration with the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo.