Dr. Juan A. Ascacio-Valdés is a research professor at the School of Chemistry of the Autonomous University of Coahuila (2015−present). He is a member of the Academic Group of Bioprocesses and Microbial Biochemistry and a member of the Basic Academic Core of Master's and Doctorate in Food Science and Technology. He is a pharmacobiologist Chemist, specializing in microbiology (2006), a Master's in Food Science and Technology (2009), and a Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology (2012, graduated with honors) from the Autonomous University of Coahuila. He has made training stays in Spain and China, as well as a postdoctoral stay at the Autonomous Agrarian University “Antonio Narro” (2013−2015). He has experience in biotechnological processes using microorganisms, natural products, and phytochemicals, analytical and separation techniques. He is a member of the Mexican Association of Sciences, AC (AMECA). Member of the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering AC (SMBB) and Member and awarded as "Young Scientist 2025" of International Bioprocesing Association (IBA-IFIBIOP). His research topic is the extraction of bioactive compounds (phytochemicals) assisted by bioprocesses, their isolation, separation, purification, and characterization by analytical techniques, and the evaluation of their biological potential (antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities, etc.).