A doctorate in Applied Sciences, mentioning coastal marine systems, training, and a Teacher of Biology and Natural Sciences, she graduated from the University of Antofagasta. In addition to her doctorate, she completed a master's degree in Biomedical Sciences, mentioning applied microbiology, both postgraduate studies in the area of microbiology of extremophilic microorganisms from the Desert and Chilean Altiplano. She has participated in a series of projects to explore the biotechnological and industrial potential of polyextremophilic microorganisms. She has highlighted her activity in scientific dissemination in the school community and communities of native peoples. Her research areas correspond to microbiology, cloning and expression of thermozymes, construction of expression vectors, PCR-QPCR, isolation and characterization of thermophilic microorganisms, and identification of microorganisms from hyperarid systems of the Atacama Desert.