Researchers

I’m an early carrer scientist at UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden. I graduated as a PhD in Environmental Systmes at the University of California, Merced, also I hold a MSc from CICESE in Baja California and a BS in Biology from UAM Xochimilco. My carrer encompass two differnet aspects, microbiomes and conservation biology. Today “microbes are not a priority for conservation efforts” despite its importance in ecosystemic dynamics. I am considered the first Mexican expert in Vernal Pools of the Mediterranean region by the Merced County Office of Education. My studies focus on rare amphibious plants and its unique lifestyles, landscape conservation, museum collections, ecology of microbes and plant-microbial symbiosis.