César Iván Romo Sáenz has a Ph.D. in science (microbiology). He is currently working as a postdoc in the Immunology and Virology Laboratory at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He has experience working in the study of the antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and anticancer activity of extracts and compounds from endophytic microorganisms, microalgae and Mexican plants. In addition, he works on molecular diagnosis techniques of pathogenic microorganisms in humans and animals. He has 24 international indexed publications from his research, and an “h index” of 8. He has been published in journals such as "Life", "Cancer Research", the "International Journal of Molecular Sciences", "Microorganisms", and "International Microbiolology", scientific reports, the "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health", "Plants", "Infection", "Genetics and Evolution", "Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation", and the "Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology", among others.