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• Microbial physiology
• Biocatalysis
• Bioprocesses

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Professor Ernesto Favela Torres was born in Mexico City. In 1982, he obtained a degree in Industrial Biochemical Engineering from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Iztapalapa Campus; in 1987, he received a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Provence in Marseille, France. Upon returning to Mexico, he joined the Biotechnology Department of the UAM Iztapalapa Campus, where he has worked since December 1987.

Doctor Favela's teaching work has been mainly oriented to the teaching of Industrial Separation Processes and Industrial Microbiology courses for Industrial Biochemical Engineering students at the undergraduate level (45 courses) and several courses for graduate students in Biotechnology (>500 courses). Regarding the training of human resources at the graduate level, during the last 30 years, Dr. Favela has directed ten specialization theses, 28 master's theses, and 14 doctoral theses; he has also directed the undergraduate theses or social service of more than 60 students.

His research work is recognized for its long trajectory in studying fermentation processes in solid media. The first studies by Doctor Favela on this type of process date back to 1981. His sustained and dedicated work has allowed him to publish 85 articles indexed in SCOPUS. His works have been cited around 3100 times (without self-citations), reaching an H-index of 32. According to the Google-Academic platform, his works have been cited around 6300 times. As a result of his research work, Dr. Favela has submitted five applications for industrial protection to IMPI, four of which have already been granted. In 2017 the UAM awarded him the appointment of Distinguished Professor.

His research work has received funding from CONACyT to a greater extent and from the Industrial sector. Since 1988, almost uninterruptedly, Doctor Favela has been technically responsible for individual (14) and group (2), national (13), and international (2) research projects, which have had the participation of companies, universities, and research centers in Mexico, France, and Spain. Dr. Favela has also maintained close ties with national (Agro-Ux, TEMA) and international (Alltech de México) companies, which has allowed him to interact with the productive sector and promote UAM Unidad Iztapalapa graduates to join the ranks of these industries. Another important activity has been presenting his research papers at national (204) and international (126) congresses and scientific events. He has also taught courses on solid medium fermentation and microbial physiology in Mexico (Morelia and Durango), India (Madurai), and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).

For his contribution to the training of human resources and his scientific productivity, Doctor Favela has remained uninterruptedly in the National System of Researchers since 1988. Since 2004, he has been appointed National Researcher Level III.

As part of his university management work at UAM Iztapalapa Campus, he has held the positions of Undergraduate Coordinator, Head of the Microbiology Area, Postgraduate Coordinator, and member of the Academic Council. He has also participated in numerous CONACyT evaluation committees, as a member of the juries to grant the National Award for Science and Arts and the State Award for Science and Technology of the State of Mexico, and as a member of the Evaluation Commission of Area VI of the SNI and as part of the Review Committee of the Institute of Biotechnology of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He has also participated as a reviewer of national and international scientific projects and articles submitted to internationally renowned agencies and journals. Currently, he is a member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal BioResource Technology, which awarded him the nomination of "top reviewer" for his contribution to the high quality of the journal.

Due to his research career, Doctor Favela is internationally recognized for his contributions to knowledge and technological development in solid medium fermentation processes, an activity to which he has been dedicated since he joined UAM Iztapalapa Campus almost 35 years ago.

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• Microbial physiology
• Biocatalysis
• Bioprocesses

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OA	Mora-Pérez, C.J., Viniegra-González, G., Olivares-Hernández, R. and 1 more (...) (2023).High citric acid production in solid-state fermentation by Aspergillus brasiliensis on polyurethane foam. Mexican Journal of Biotechnology,8(4) 90-109
OA	Estrada-Martínez, R.J., Favela-Torres, E., Soto-Cruz, N.O. and 2 more (...) (2023).Respiro-fermentative metabolism in yeast cultivated in solid-state culture: The Crabtree effect and ethanol production. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,22(1)
	Méndez-González, F., Castillo-Minjarez, J.M., Loera, O. and 1 more (...) (2022).Current developments in the resistance, quality, and production of entomopathogenic fungi. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology,38(7)	\| 2 \|
	Méndez-González, F., Figueroa-Montero, A., Saucedo-Castañeda, G. and 2 more (...) (2022).Addition of spherical-style packing improves the production of conidia by Metarhizium robertsii in packed column bioreactors. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology,97(6) 1517-1525	\| 13 \|
	Martínez-Ruiz, A., Tovar-Castro, L., Aguilar, C.N. and 2 more (...) (2022).Sucrose Hydrolysis in a Continuous Packed-Bed Reactor with Auto-immobilise Aspergillus niger Biocatalyst Obtained by Solid-State Fermentation. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,194(3) 1327-1339
OA	Favela-Torres, E., Viniegra-González, G., López-Pérez, M. (2022).Physical and geometrical considerations on the growth of Pichia pastoris in polyurethane foam slabs. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,21(1) Bio2595-Bio2595
	Valdés-Velasco, L.M., Favela-Torres, E., Théatre, A. and 3 more (...) (2022).Relationship between lipopeptide biosurfactant and primary metabolite production by Bacillus strains in solid-state and submerged fermentation. Bioresource Technology,345
	Guerrero-Urrutia, C., Volke-Sepulveda, T., Figueroa-Martinez, F. and 1 more (...) (2021).Solid-state fermentation enhances inulinase and invertase production by Aspergillus brasiliensis. Process Biochemistry,108169-175
OA	Eng, F., Marin, J.E., Zienkiewicz, K. and 3 more (...) (2021).Jasmonic acid biosynthesis by fungi: Derivatives, first evidence on biochemical pathways and culture conditions for production. PeerJ,9
OA	Guzmán-Pérez, J.E., Salinas-Luna, O.J., Favela-Torres, E. and 1 more (...) (2021).Release of reducing sugars from water hyacinth by thermochemical and enzymatic hydrolysis. Mexican Journal of Biotechnology,6(1) 156-164	\| 7 \|
	Salgado-Bautista, D., Volke-Sepúlveda, T., Figueroa-Martínez, F. and 3 more (...) (2020).Solid-state fermentation increases secretome complexity in Aspergillus brasiliensis. Fungal Biology,124(8) 723-734
OA	Figueroa-Torres, L.A., Lizardi-Jiménez, M.A., López-Ramírez, N. and 4 more (...) (2020).Saccharification of water hyacinth biomass by a combination of steam explosion with enzymatic technologies for bioethanol production. 3 Biotech,10(10)	\| 7 \|
	Méndez-González, F., Loera, O., Saucedo-Castañeda, G. and 1 more (...) (2020).Forced aeration promotes high production and productivity of infective conidia from Metarhizium robertsii in solid-state fermentation. Biochemical Engineering Journal,156	\| 2 \|
OA	Arana-Cuenca, A., Tovar-Jiménez, X., Favela-Torres, E. and 6 more (...) (2019).Use of water hyacinth as a substrate for the production of filamentous fungal hydrolytic enzymes in solid-state fermentation. 3 Biotech,9(1)
	Estrada-Martínez, R., Favela-Torres, E., Soto-Cruz, N.O. and 2 more (...) (2019).A Mild Thermal Pre-treatment of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Wastes Allows High Ethanol Production by Direct Solid-state Fermentation. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering,24(2) 401-412	\| 7\| 11\| 12 \|
	Juárez-Luna, G.N., Favela-Torres, E., Quevedo, I.R. and 1 more (...) (2019).Enzymatically assisted isolation of high-quality cellulose nanoparticles from water hyacinth stems. Carbohydrate Polymers,220110-117
	Aguilar-Zárate, P., Wong-Paz, J.E., Rodríguez-Duran, L.V. and 7 more (...) (2018).On-line monitoring of Aspergillus niger GH1 growth in a bioprocess for the production of ellagic acid and ellagitannase by solid-state fermentation. Bioresource Technology,247412-418
	García-Ortiz, N., Figueroa-Martínez, F.J., Carrasco-Navarro, U. and 2 more (...) (2018).The oxygen concentration in cultures modulates protein expression and enzymatic antioxidant responses in Metarhizium lepidiotae conidia. Fungal Biology,122(6) 487-496
OA	Castañeda-Casasola, C., Arana-Cuenca, A., Favela-Torres, E. and 3 more (...) (2018).Xylanase enzymes production by aspergillus fumigatus in solid state fermentation and submerged fermentation. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,17(1) 47-61
	Lopez-Ramirez, N., Volke-Sepulveda, T., Gaime-Perraud, I. and 2 more (...) (2018).Effect of stirring on growth and cellulolytic enzymes production by Trichoderma harzianum in a novel bench-scale solid-state fermentation bioreactor. Bioresource Technology,265291-298
	Martínez-Ruiz, A., Tovar-Castro, L., García, H.S. and 2 more (...) (2018).Continuous ethyl oleate synthesis by lipases produced by solid-state fermentation by Rhizopus microsporus. Bioresource Technology,26552-58
	Torres-Mancera, M.T., Figueroa-Montero, A., Favela-Torres, E. and 3 more (...) (2017).Online Monitoring of Solid-State Fermentation Using Respirometry. Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Current Advances in Solid-State Fermentation,97-108
	Rodríguez-Duran, L.V., Torres-Mancera, M.T., Trujillo-Roldán, M.A. and 3 more (...) (2017).Standard Instruments for Bioprocess Analysis and Control. Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Bioprocesses, Bioreactors and Controls,593-626
	Méndez-González, F., Loera-Corral, O., Saucedo-Castañeda, G. and 1 more (...) (2017).Bioreactors for the Production of Biological Control Agents Produced by Solid-State Fermentation. Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Current Advances in Solid-State Fermentation,109-121	\| 2 \|
	Velasco-Lozano, S., López-Gallego, F., Rocha-Martin, J. and 2 more (...) (2016).Improving enantioselectivity of lipase from Candida rugosa by carrier-bound and carrier-free immobilization. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic,13032-39
	Carrillo-Sancen, G., Carrasco-Navarro, U., Tomasini-Campocosio, A. and 3 more (...) (2016).Effect of glucose as a carbon repressor on the extracellular proteome of Aspergillus niger during the production of amylases by solid state cultivation. Process Biochemistry,51(12) 2001-2010
	Volke-Sepulveda, T., Salgado-Bautista, D., Bergmann, C. and 3 more (...) (2016).Secretomic Insight into Glucose Metabolism of Aspergillus brasiliensis in Solid-State Fermentation. Journal of Proteome Research,15(10) 3856-3871
	Velasco-Lozano, S., Rocha-Martin, J., Favela-Torres, E. and 4 more (...) (2016).Hydrolysis and oxidation of racemic esters into prochiral ketones catalyzed by a consortium of immobilized enzymes. Biochemical Engineering Journal,112136-142
	Sánchez-Sánchez, I., Favela-Torres, E., Hernández-Martínez, R. and 2 more (...) (2016).Importance of diffussive fluxes on the carbon fate with Aspergillus niger surface cultures. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,15(3) 693-701
	Garcia-Ortiz, N., Tlecuitl-Beristain, S., Favela-Torres, E. and 1 more (...) (2015).Production and quality of conidia by Metarhizium anisopliae var. lepidiotum: critical oxygen level and period of mycelium competence. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,99(6) 2783-2791
	Martínez-Valdez, F.J., Martínez-Ramírez, C., Martínez-Montiel, L. and 4 more (...) (2015).Rapid mineralisation of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste. Bioresource Technology,180112-118	\| 11\| 12 \|
	Angel-Cuapio, A., Figueroa-Montero, A., Favela-Torres, E. and 3 more (...) (2015).Critical Values of Porosity in Rice Cultures of Isaria fumosorosea by Adding Water Hyacinth: Effect on Conidial Yields and Quality. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,177(2) 446-457
	Rojas-Loria, C.C., Favela-Torres, E., González-Márquez, H. and 1 more (...) (2014).Role of glutathione and glutathione S-transferase in lead tolerance and bioaccumulation by Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum,36(9) 2501-2510	\| 15 \|
	Rodríguez-Durán, L.V., Ramírez-Coronel, M.A., Aranda-Delgado, E. and 4 more (...) (2014).Soluble and bound hydroxycinnamates in coffee pulp (coffea arabica) from seven cultivars at three ripening stages. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,62(31) 7869-7876
	Velasco-Lozano, S., López-Gallego, F., Vázquez-Duhalt, R. and 3 more (...) (2014).Carrier-free immobilization of lipase from candida rugosa with polyethyleneimines by carboxyl-activated cross-linking. Biomacromolecules,15(5) 1896-1903
	Ávila-Cisneros, N., Velasco-Lozano, S., Huerta-Ochoa, S. and 3 more (...) (2014).Production of Thermostable Lipase by Thermomyces lanuginosus on Solid-State Fermentation: Selective Hydrolysis of Sardine Oil. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,174(5) 1859-1872
	Torres-Mancera, M.T., Baqueiro-Peña, I., Figueroa-Montero, A. and 4 more (...) (2013).Biotransformation and improved enzymatic extraction of chlorogenic acid from coffee pulp by filamentous fungi. Biotechnology Progress,29(2) 337-345

Courses offered

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	23O	Trabajo Experimental I	Posgrado
2	23O	Seminario de Revisión Bibliográfica	Posgrado
3	23I	Seminario de Informe Terminal	Posgrado
4	22O	Proyecto de Investigación III	Licenciatura
5	22P	Proyecto de Investigación II	Licenciatura
6	22P	La Comunicación en Las Ciencias y Tecnologías Agropecuarias	Posgrado
7	22I	Procesos Industriales de Separación	Licenciatura
8	22I	Proyecto de Investigación I	Licenciatura
9	22I	Seminario de Avances de Investigación II	Posgrado
10	21O	Procesos Industriales de Separación	Licenciatura
11	21O	Seminario de Informe Terminal	Posgrado
12	21O	Seminario de Informe Terminal	Posgrado
13	21P	Procesos Industriales de Separación	Licenciatura
14	21P	Trabajo Experimental XII	Posgrado
15	21I	Procesos Industriales de Separación	Licenciatura
16	21I	Trabajo Experimental III	Posgrado
17	21I	Trabajo Experimental XI	Posgrado
18	21I	Seminario de Avances de Investigación I	Posgrado
19	20O	Procesos Industriales de Separación	Licenciatura
20	20O	Trabajo Experimental II	Posgrado
21	20O	Seminario de Revisión Bibliográfica y Proyecto Experimental	Posgrado
22	20O	Trabajo Experimental X	Posgrado
23	20O	Seminario de Informe Terminal	Posgrado
24	20P	Procesos Industriales de Separación	Licenciatura
25	20P	Trabajo Experimental I	Posgrado
26	20P	Seminario de Revisión Bibliográfica	Posgrado
27	20P	Trabajo Experimental XII	Posgrado
28	20P	Seminario de Avances de Investigación I	Posgrado
29	20I	Procesos Industriales de Separación	Licenciatura
30	20I	Trabajo Experimental X	Posgrado
31	20I	Trabajo Experimental XI	Posgrado

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