Dr. Barbara Moguel
About me
Bárbara Moguel holds a PhD in Biological Sciences, is a full-time professor at UDLAP, and is a specialist in environmental genomics and paleogenomics, sedaDNA, and soil and sediment metagenomics. Her work integrates molecular biology, bioinformatics, and geosciences to study ancient and modern microbiomes, and she has been recognized within international networks such as OWSD and Mexico’s National System of Researchers.
Bárbara Moguel is a Guatemalan biologist and professor whose career bridges genomics, geosciences, and science outreach. She holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from UNAM and a BSc in Biology from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala, with specialized training in environmental and paleogenomics, sedaDNA, and metagenomics of soils and sediments. Her research integrates molecular biology, bioinformatics, and field geology to reconstruct environmental and microbiome histories and to understand the impacts of climate change and human activities. She has led and collaborated on projects involving ancient and modern DNA, parasite genomics, and high-resolution sediment analyses in Latin America.
Bárbara is a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers and of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), where she served as vice-chair of the Guatemala National Chapter (2022–2024), promoting mentoring and visibility for women scientists. She has held teaching positions at institutions such as ENES-UNAM Juriquilla, Tecnológico de Monterrey, and the University of San Carlos of Guatemala, and since 2025 she has been a full-time faculty member in the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP). Her trajectory includes more than a dozen indexed publications, invited talks, and active participation in international research networks, consolidating her as a regional reference in environmental genomics and scientific leadership.