Manuel Román Aguirre has a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua and received a PhD in Material Science and Engineering from Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Since 2001, he has been working as Academic Technician in the Catalysis lab and Nanostructured Materials lab at Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados. He has co-authored 24 scientific publications and is an inventor of 11 patents. His current research interests include, among others, nanocarriers for bioactive molecules with applications in targeted drug delivery and antimicrobial surfaces.