R. Gabriela Castaño Meneses (b. Distrito Federal, Mexico 1969 -) completed her undergraduate studies at the Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM;  obtained her Master of Science (Animal Biology) in 1997; and Doctorate in Science (Biology) from the same institution. Her master's and doctoral dissertations were recognized with the “Ricardo Coronado Padilla” National Entomology Award in 1998 and 2003, respectively. She conducted postdoctoral research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, studying canopy arthropod communities. Her research focuses on the ecology of arthropod communities. Since 2004, sh is Full Professor at the Science Faculty and, since 2007, a researcher at Juriquilla Campus. She has presented 103 papers at national conferences and 52 at international events, and has given 42 lectures. She has 45 publications in popular science articles, 101 scientific publications, and 28 chapters in national and international books, and has edited three books. She has supervised 8 undergraduate, 7 master's, and 4 doctoral students. She belongs to the National System of Researchers at Level III. She has taught 106 undergraduate and graduate courses at national and international institutions. She has advised various groups of undergraduate and high school students. She was Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Teaching and Research Unit from 2022 to 2026. She is currently the president of the Mexican Association of Arthropod Systematics (2025-2027). ORCID 0002-5405-5221