Maria Concepción Tamayo-Ordóñez is currently a professor and researcher at the UA de C, attached to the Department of Biotechnology of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences. She belongs to the SNI level 1, and, to date, she has taught more than 15 courses, participated in 30 congresses (national and international), published 22 scientific articles, and participated in the publication of book chapters. She has a PRODEP profile. She has been trained in human resources at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is a current evaluator of CONACYT projects, a reviewer in international research journals, and also a member of the AGARED project (Comprehensive Sustainable Use and Biotechnology of Agaves). She is the founder of INBIOTO (Biotechnological Innovation TO) and belongs to SONABIIN (National Society for Biotechnology and Engineering). Her research interest is the genetic study of isolated microorganisms from different habitats with characteristics of interest to produce alternative energies.