Melissa de Jesús Contreras Madueña is a PhD student in Agricultural Sciences at the Colegio de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mexico. She obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, in 2023, graduating with honors. In 2025, she obtained a Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences from the same institution, also graduating with honors. She has six years of experience in veterinary microbiological diagnosis and two years of experience in undergraduate student training through thesis supervision, as well as experience in research project management. Her research interests include animal health, antimicrobial resistance, Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, biofilm formation, and biofilm inhibition. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Agricultural Sciences.