Graduated in License in Nutrition, University of Veracruz; Master in Sciences in Nutrition and Doctorate in Science in Population Nutrition at the School of Public Health of Mexico (SPHM) in the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Mexico. Over the last 15 years, I have been working at the National Institute of Public Health. Actually, my current adscription is at the Center of Evaluation and Survey Research at NIPH. Scientific Researcher recognized by the National Research System (Level 1), and the Commission for National Institutes of Health in Mexico (Researcher in Medical Sciences level “D”). Member of the actual Ethic Research Committee in the NIPH. Professor of “nutrition and aging” course in the Master and Doctorate on Sciences in Nutrition program of the SPHM. Author/co-author of 33 peer reviewed scientific articles and 5 book chapters. In 2019, I was granted with the prestigious “Young Researcher Award” in Public Health at the NIPH. My research interests are on nutrition in population, focusing on the epidemiology of micronutrient deficiencies and anemia; iron absorption and metabolism; nutrition and aging; nutrition and cognitive function in older adults; and the burden of chronic disease in populations.