Professor Octavio Loera Corral was born in Mexico City (March 1968) and is a Biochemical Engineer who graduated from the Tecnológico Nacional de México (Villahermosa Campus). He later completed a Master's degree in Biotechnology at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), where he collaborated with the Solid Fermentation group. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, England, contributing to the studies of molecular biology and enzymology of fungi capable of degrading recalcitrant substances.

Since 1998 he has been Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Iztapalapa Campus, in the Department of Biotechnology and belongs to the National System of Researchers (Level 3). He is part of the teaching staff of the undergraduate courses of Industrial Biochemical Engineering and Food Engineering, as well as the graduate program in Biotechnology. He also participates with other UAM Divisions in teaching programs and has been recognized with the Teaching Award in three years (2005, 2009 and 2019) granted by this University. He has directed 29 bachelor's, 29 master's, and 22 doctoral theses. He permanently participates in workshops and cycles of science popularization in different institutions.

Professor Loera collaborates as head of research lines in environmental biotechnology, using fungi that degrade recalcitrant compounds, as well as the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes reusing agricultural residues, in addition to the production and improvement of microorganisms used in biological control, as alternatives to mitigate the effect of chemical pesticides. The graduate students he has trained are integrated into higher education institutions, as well as the public and private sector in relevant areas of biotechnology.