Lorena Martínez Alcantar has a PhD in Biological Sciences, a Master's degree in Experimental Biology Sciences, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical–Pharmacobiological Sciences, all of them obtained at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH). Currently, she is a full-time Academic Technician in the Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory of the Chemical–Biological Research Institute of the UMSNH. She belongs to the National System of Researchers, Level I (Mexico), and has the distinction of Honorary State Researcher (Michoacán, Mexico). Throughout her research career, she has published several articles in specialized journals as well as in journals aimed at science communication. Her current research projects focus on the search for therapies to treat infectious and chronic degenerative diseases (obesity, cancer, NAFDL, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease).