Osiel Salvador Recoder-Meléndez. I am a senior undergraduate student at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) under the program of biotechnology engineering with expected graduation in 2023. I have worked as an undergraduate research assistant in three projects: identification of heavy metal-resistant microorganisms and supernatant analysis, induction of potato microtubers in a temporary immersion bioreactor and gene expression analysis of Solanum tuberosum under high-quality tuber production conditions. I have worked as a summer research intern in a project for elucidating molecular mechanisms that inhibit synapse formation. Currently, I am working on my undergraduate thesis in the role of the cell cycle in microtuber development of potatoes in darkness. My research interests span from molecular biology to plant genetics, with a current interest in neurobiology.