Prof. Nimbe Torres

Nimbe Torres received her PhD from the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM in 1998. She has worked for 40 years at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition in Mexico. She developed the area of nutrigenomics in Mexico and the intestinal microbiota, these areas have been important to know the mechanisms of action of ethnic foods of the region and to be able to know their effect on health. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Mexican Society of Biochemistry, the American Society of Nutritional Sciences, the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. She has received several awards for her work and professional career. Among them are: the Glaxo Smith Kline Award, Lux-Grupo Óptico-Funsalud Award in Diabetes, Award to the best research work granted by the Coordination of the National Institutes of Health 2003, 2006, 2008, 2012, National Award in Food Science and Technology 2007, Pan-American Bimbo Award 2008, Award to the best innovative work by the Institute of Science and Technology D.F.