Estefania Vidaurre Pinto
About me
Biochemist, microbiologist, and PhD candidate in Biotechnology at IBMCP (UPV-CSIC), specializing in plant biotechnology, molecular biology, and bioengineering. My research aims to understand and harness biological processes to develop sustainable solutions for agriculture and society. I am committed to scientific excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring the next generation of researchers while promoting the role of women in science.
Experience
Universitat Politècnica de València, PhD candidate in Plant Signalling and Plasticity — March 2024 – Present
Universidad Miguel Hernández, Genetics student researcher — October 2022 – July 2023
Clínicas Sanas, COVID-19 Clinic Researcher — January 2022 – September 2022
Cornell University, Medical Entomology student researcher — April 2021 – January 2022
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Biomedicine student researcher — June 2020 – January 2022
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Teaching Assistant — January 2019 – December 2021
Education
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala – BSc Biochemistry and Microbiology 2017 - 2021
Magna Cum Laude
Universidad Miguel Hernández – MSc in Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2022 - 2023
Full scholarship by Fundación Carolinna
Universitat Politècnica de València – PhD in Biotechnology 2024 - Present
FPI contract by the AEI of Spain
Volunteer Work
Organization for Women in Science in the Developing World (OWSD)-Guatemala, 2023 – Present
MIT COVID-19 Challenge, 2020
TECHO, 2016