Academic Group
Sustainable Development Goals
Research interests
• Development of micro- and nanostructures for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds, nutraceuticals, and probiotics with applications in food
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Study and characterization of bioactive food compounds
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Study and characterization of new options for obtaining biopolymers suitable for the manufacturing of micro- and nanomaterials
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Development of functional foods with an impact on health, oral release systems, and digestibility of nutrients and nutraceuticals
Profile
Dr. Izlia J. Arroyo Maya is a Full-Time Professor "C" in the Department of Processes and Technology, part of the Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Cuajimalpa Campus.
She earned her Bachelor's degree in Biochemical Engineering with a Specialization in Food at the Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia, Michoacán. Her Bachelor's thesis was developed in the field of Neurosciences and Experimental Therapeutics at CINVESTAV-IPN.
She obtained her Master's and Ph.D. in Food Sciences from the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Dr. Arroyo conducted a research stay at the Laboratory of Non-Thermal Technologies for Food Processing in the Department of Food Science at the University of Washington in 2011.
Between 2012 and 2015, she completed two postdoctoral stays: the first in the area of Biophysics in the Department of Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa Campus, and the second in the Laboratory of Biopolymers and Colloids in the Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Arroyo holds recognition from the National Researchers System (SNI) as a National Researcher Level I.
She has various articles published in indexed journals, book chapters, and has presented several works at national and international specialized events.
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