I am a Mexican researcher at the Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Unidad Irapuato, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Irapuato, Gto, Mexico. My research is focused on the biochemistry and molecular biology of secondary compounds synthesized and accumulated in chili pepper fruits (Capsicum spp.), and also on the transcriptomics of this important horticultural crop.