Dr. Doris Atenea Cerecedo Mercado graduated with an undergraduate degree in chemical bacteriologist and parasitologist. After that, she obtained a master’s degree in cytopathology and a Ph.D. in biological chemical sciences all at Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN). Her research work has been focused on pathological and healthy blood tissue. She attended a research stage at Institute de Biotherapy at Montpellier, France. For 15 years, she has been a research professor at Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, IPN. Dr. Cerecedo has published 36 international scientific papers and contributed to education of master's and PhD students in the biology subject area. Her research interests are focused on the participation of the cytoskeleton in differentiation processes in blood cells as well as the role of the epithelial sodium channel in leukemia and arterial blood hypertension.