Licensed in Veterinary Medicine in 1989 by the UAB and Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (Food Science area) in 1996 (UAB) with Extraordinary Doctorate Award. My research of the last 10 years has focused on the study of the application of high-hydrostatic pressures and ultra-high pressure homogenization (UHPH) in milk and milk products as alternative sanitization treatments to conventional thermal and homogenization treatments. In the last 5 years I have I have started a research line on the application of UHPH in obtaining submicron emulsions. I have participated in 36 research projects, 42 contracts with companies and I am inventor member of 3 patents. I have made 142 publications (105 articles in SCI indexed journals), and 11 chapters in international scientific books. I have presented more than 130 communications to national and international congresses and conferences.