Biomedical Innovations to Combat COVID-19

Sergio Rosales-Mendoza, PhD, is Professor of Biotechnology with wide experience in vaccine design and genetic engineering. He has published over 120 articles in peer reviewed journals, edited one book, and written two books. His research topics include design of chimeric antigens, mucosal vaccines, plant-made vaccines, and algae-made vaccines.

Mauricio Comas-García, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Biology with more than 12 years of experience studying virus assembly, RNA packaging in single-stranded RNA viruses, and rational design of virus-like-particles. He has published 13 articles in peer reviewed journals and his work has been cited 537 times. His research topics include assembly of RNA viruses, RNA packaging, structural virology, and design of complex virus-like-particle systems for their application in biotechnology.

Omar González-Ortega, PhD, is Professor at the Bioprocesses Engineering program holding a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering. His research experience includes bio-separations, nanobiotechnology, and mathematical modeling of chemical and biochemical processes. He has published 35 articles in peer reviewed journals and written one book.