Helena was born in Puebla, Mexico, but moved to Xalapa, Veracruz, at the age of five. She studied Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry (QFB) at the Universidad Veracruzana, where she graduated with a thesis in 2019. Immediately after graduation, she worked in the pharmaceutical industry from 2019 to 2021. She then pursued a Master's degree in Bioorganic Chemistry at the Universidad Veracruzana, which she completed in June 2024. Helena is currently in the first semester of her Ph.D. in Science, specializing in Biological Chemistry, at the Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL), under the supervision of Professor José L Olivares.