Nemesio Villa Ruano's Research Team

Mexico is one of the most biodiverse countries worldwide and contains a high number of scientifically unexplored species with frequent use as plant foods and protective agents against plant pests and diseases. Most of these uncharacterized species are grown and routinely consumed in the highlands of the country which harbor a well-known biocultural background. My research is mainly focused on the bioprospection of natural sources from central and southern Mexico to elucidate their potential benefits to human health as well as their role as new agroecological agents for preserving foods. To achieve this goal, an interdisciplinary research is performed to identify and evaluate the functionality of extracts, fractions, and specific natural products from plants as well as derived materials under standardized in vitro, in situ and in vivo conditions.

Research team

Nemesio

Dr. Nemesio Villa-Ruano

IxM-SECIHTI, assigned to DITCo-BUAP
SNI LEVEL 2
PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER
Field: Food science and plant protection
Nemesio

Dr. Yesenia Pacheco-Hernández

CINVESTAV-IPN Unidad Irapuato
SNI LEVEL 1
ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER
Field: Nutraceuticals and functional foods
Carlos

Dr. Maricruz Rangel-Galván

ICUAP-BUAP
SNI LEVEL 1
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Field: Computational biology
Carlos

Dr. Yesenia Ithaí Ángeles-López

ICUAP-BUAP
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Field: Chemical ecology
Carlos

M.Sc. Wendy Abril Coyotl-Pérez

PhD student
Field: Omics in plant-ant interaction
Carlos

M.Sc. Carlos Jonnathan Castro-Juárez

PhD student
Field: Plant tissue culture for secondary metabolites production
Carlos

M.Sc. Gloria Rubí Sánchez-Hernández

PhD student
Field: Natural products as antiproliferative agents
Carlos

B.I. Cesar Agustín Ramírez-Díaz

M.Sc. student
Field: Essential oils and sequiterpenes as antifungal agents
Carlos

PBC. Arianna Bravo Nieves

M.Sc. student
Field: Essential oils and hybrid materials for controlling fungal diseases
Ciencia en la Sierra

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Contact

nemesio.villa@conahcyt.mx

necho82@yahoo.com.mx