Shirlley Martínez Tolibia holds a Ph.D. in Applied Biotechnology from Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CIBA-IPN). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Her research interest is based on bacterial genetics, bioprocess development, dielectric spectroscopy for cell differentiation monitoring, and transcriptional control and protein expression. She currently has a postdoctoral position at the Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IIM-UNAM), collaborating with projects related to nanobiotechnology and the development of nanobiosensors for bacterial pathogens and SARS-CoV-2 detection. She has published 12 research articles in indexed journals, which reflect her work in multidisciplinary fields.