My name is Berenice and I am doing my master's degree in biotechnology, and my research project is about a Mexican beverage that has many beneficial properties for human health, doing this research project I became very interested in fermentation food and beverages and also in the bacteria that are strongly related to this topic. For that reason, I would like to do a Ph.D. in food science. My academic interests are related to food and health and how these two subjects are related because I personally believe that food can be so helpful in many diseases.