Dr. Victoria Andrea Arana Rengifo received her B.Sc. in Chemistry, Specialist and M.Sc. degrees in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, and Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from the Universidad del Valle, Colombia. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia, where she leads the Metabolomics, Biosanitary, and Environmental Laboratory. Recognized as a Senior Researcher by the Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MinCiencias), she is a member of the CETIC Research Group. Her research interests include environmental and bioanalytical chemistry, microplastic pollution, emerging contaminants, metabolomics, spectroscopy, and analytical method development for medicinal cannabis quality control. She also integrates advanced statistical methods and machine learning into environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics, and food authenticity research. She has led and collaborated on several projects funded by MinCiencias and the Colombian General Royalties System and has authored more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed international journals. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-1135; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Victoria-Arana/research