Dr. Ovando-Martinez is doing research on starch chemistry, bioactive compounds, antioxidant dietary fiber, and bioavailability studies of these compounds. She is interested in developing functional foods and new biomaterials through the utilization of agro-industrial by-products. Currently, she is working with the functionality and bioavailability of Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum bioactive compounds and developing films and wound dressings with pecan and grape byproducts and starch. Dr. Ovando-Martinez is an associate professor at the Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas at Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.