María L. Flores-López is the Director of the Centro de Investigación e Innovación Científica y Tecnológica (CIICyT) at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. Additionally, she holds the position of Associate Research Professor at Universidad Interserrana del Estado de Puebla Ahuacatlán (UIEPA). She completed her PhD studies in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Minho in 2016. She does research mainly focused on the development of nanofilms/coatings and nanocapsules to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables using emergent technologies. Additionally, she conducts research on phytochemicals exploring their potential as antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antiproliferative agents. She is a member of the Mexican National System of Researchers. She has supervised both undergraduate and graduate students and acted as the chair of the Territorial Development Congress in 2020 and 2022 (Mexico) and the First International Cannabis Congress 2023: Medicinal and Therapeutic Uses. She has more than 20 publications with 1179 citations and an h-index of 13 (Google Scholar, March 10, 2024).