Education

• B.Sc. Biology. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. 1998.
• M.S. Plant Biotechnology. Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán. 2000.
• Ph.D. Plant Biotechnology. Queensland University of Technology, Australia. 2006.

Current research

• Agrobiotechnology
• Microoroganism Biotechnology

ONGOING PROJECTS

• Editing of CrGPDH2 and CrGPDH3 promoters via CRISPR/Cpf1 to investigate the abiotic stress response mechanism in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. (CONACYT)
• Recombinant protein production system in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. (CONACYT)
• Lipids in microalgae and their potential as nutraceutics and a biofuels source.
• Study of genes involved in the hypersensitive response and systemic acquired resistance in banana. (CONACYT)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Peraza-Echeverria S, Bernardo-Candelero S, Baas-Espinola FM, Puch-Hau C, Rivera-Solís R, Echevarría-Machado I, Borges-Argáez IC, Herrera-Valencia VA*. *Corresponding author. Production of a ruminal bacterial phytase in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with the potential applications in monogastric animal feed. Bioresource Technology Reports , 14: 100660, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100660.
• Teco-Bravo JI, Barahona-Pérez LF, Peraza-Echeverria S, Baas-Espínola FM, Reyes-Sosa CF, Herrera-Valencia VA*. *Corresponding author. Lipid profiles of acid-tolerant mutants of the green microalga Chlorella saccharophila reveal hydrocarbons and high-value lipids with potential industrial applications. . Bioresource Technology Reports, 13: 100636, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100636.
• Teco-Bravo JI, Barahona-Pérez LF, Reyes-Sosa CF, Ku-González AF, Herrera-Valencia VA*, Peraza-Echeverria S*. *Corresponding author. Enhanced production of triacylglycerols and polyunsaturated fatty acids in novel acid-tolerant mutants of the green microalga Chlorella saccharophila. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 42: 1561-1571, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02153-2.
• Beltran-Aguilar AG, Peraza-Echeverria S, López-Ochoa LA, Borges-Argáez IC, Herrera-Valencia VA*. *Corresponding author. A novel salt-inducible CrGPDH3 promoter of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for transgene overexpression. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 8: 3487-3499, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-019-09733-y.
• Duarte-Coello ME, Herrera-Valencia VA, Echevarría-Machado I, Casais-Molina ML, Peraza-Echeverria, S. Molecular cloning and functional characterization of two glicerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases from the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Phycological Research, 67: 102-111, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1111/pre.12350.

PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Herrera-Valencia Virginia Aurora, Peraza-Echeverria Santy, Beltran-Aguilar Anayeli Guadalupe. Inducible CrGPDH3 promoter of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the use thereof for the expression of recombinant proteins. MX/a/2018/015859. WO 2020/130772 A1.(2020).

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

• 2001. Scholarship Ph.D. studies in Australia. (CONACYT)
• 2017-2021. Level I. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. (CONACYT)
• 2021-2024. Level I. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. (CONACYT)

RECOMMENDED WEB PAGES

• Chlamy Center. http://www.chlamy.org/. HTML Format
• Recombinant proteins in Chlamydomoans reinhardtii, CICY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN1xwIbLkWo&list=PLeZBPXviEV9mH7Rqj2KUsWQZgPiwlgnmF. HTML Format
• Biological Sciences Graduate Program, green algae. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=461972294373639. HTML Format