Dr. Rosa Isela Aguilar Ventura is a faculty member in the Department of Biotechnology within the Division of Biological and Health Sciences at the Iztapalapa Campus of UAM. She serves as a Level I National Researcher in Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNII) and has built a strong career in Agri-Food Science and Technology, focusing on the postharvest preservation of fruits and vegetables.

Her research explores green nanotechnology to create sustainable solutions, particularly through the development of chitosan-based edible coatings and nanostructured films that effectively control phytopathogenic fungi. She also works on identifying and quantifying volatile biomarkers to design biosensors capable of detecting pathogenic microorganisms in agricultural products.

Dr. Aguilar Ventura teaches undergraduate and graduate courses related to the antifungal activity of natural products and has supervised bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral theses. Her research findings appear in high-impact scientific journals within her field.