Dr. Luis H. Reyes is an accomplished Associate Professor at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. As a chemical engineer from Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, Luis has dedicated his career to the innovative field of biological engineering. His research interests span molecular and synthetic biology, reverse engineering of microorganisms, laboratory adaptive evolution, microbiology, and nanobiotechnology. Collaborating with an interdisciplinary research group in the biomedical engineering area, Luis is involved in the development of bionanoconjugated vehicles for the transportation and delivery of biological molecules with therapeutic potential. This includes gene and enzyme replacement therapies, as well as the discovery and production of peptides for applications in the medical, food, and petrochemical industries. In food engineering, his work includes the sensory design of beer, protein replacement in dairy products, development of functional foods, and encapsulation of probiotics in food matrices. Luis also contributes to industrial applications by working on the production of biochemicals using biological platforms and the development of biosurfactants.