Full-Time Senior Research Professor (Titular “C”) at the Institute of Biotechnology and Applied Ecology (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico, where he has worked since 2005. He served as Director of INBIOTECA from September 2010 to February 2020 and as founding coordinator of its Doctoral Program in Ecology and Biotechnology from 2007 to 2010. He holds a Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology and has extensive experience in plant pathology, mycology, molecular biology, virology, plant–pathogen interactions, and sustainable agriculture. His academic activities include teaching, supervising undergraduate and graduate students, developing research projects, evaluating scientific proposals, and preparing and reviewing scholarly manuscripts. He also contributes to academic publishing as an editor and peer reviewer. His current research interests encompass the molecular study of plant diseases, gene expression, biological control, bioinputs, and the application of biotechnology and artificial intelligence to agricultural research and higher education.