Dr. María Cristina González Torres holds a Ph.D. in Biological and Health Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (recipient of the University Merit Medal and the Best Doctoral Thesis Award from the Mexican Society of Genetics), a Master of Science degree in Biology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She holds the rank of National Researcher Level II in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadoras e Investigadores (SNII) and holds the PRODEP Desirable Profile distinction. She has twice received the UAM Research Award for high-impact scientific publications.

She serves as a Full-Time Professor in the Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Area within the Department of Health Sciences of the Division of Biological and Health Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa.

Her research focuses on the cellular, molecular, and immunological effects of malnutrition and obesity, investigating DNA damage and repair, lymphocyte subpopulations, oxidative stress, immune response markers, and the immunomodulatory potential of traditional Mexican medicinal plants. Her scholarly record includes more than 62 peer-reviewed scientific publications and extensive experience in supervising undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral theses.