Mariel Monrroy serves as a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Autonomous University of Chiriquí (UNACHI), Panama, and is a researcher at the Research Center in Biochemistry and Applied Chemistry (CIBQUIA-UNACHI). She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from UNACHI in 2001, a Master's degree in Forest Sciences with a focus on Wood Chemistry and Technology in 2005, and a Ph.D. in the same field in 2009, both from the University of Concepción (UDEC), Chile. In 2011, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Natural Resources Chemistry at UDEC. Her research interests include natural product chemistry, fermentation technology, biomass valorization, analytical chemistry (particularly infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics), environmental bioremediation, molecular biology applications in food safety, and agro-biotechnology. Dr. Monrroy has published her work in peer-reviewed journals and actively contributes to scientific advancements in Panama. She has been a member of the National Research System (SNI) since 2013 and received the 2019 National Science Award from the Panamanian Association for the Advancement of Science (APANAC) in recognition of her significant contributions to the field. In 2024, she was honored as Researcher of the Year at her institution.