Full Professor (Level C) at the Center for Genomic Biotechnology of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). He is a Level II National Researcher within the National System of Researchers of the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI) and a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. He holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (2000) and a Master of Science in Tropical Animal Production (specializing in Animal Reproduction, 2003) from the Autonomous University of Yucatán, Mexico, as well as a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico (2006). He served as a visiting professor at the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences at Massey University, New Zealand, during the summer of 2013, and at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of the Autonomous University of Yucatán during 2022–2023. His research focuses on developing and analyzing genetic and genomic strategies to improve productive, reproductive, and health traits in animals and fish, as well as implementing information technologies to integrate these strategies. He has led externally funded research projects and various projects with institutional funding, and has participated as a collaborator in multiple other projects.