Alba Romero

During my childhood, I live in a semirural area that awaked my desire to study natural sciences. I studied Chemistry but specialized during my Master's and Ph.D. in Microbiology. I have studied bacteria metabolism and pathogenesis for the last ten years. I have presented research papers at conferences and published articles in peer-reviewed journals. My experience ranges from natural products produced by bacteria to microbiota and intestinal diseases. Now we are exploring antimicrobial resistance and its consequences in low-income countries. Antimicrobial resistance is a critical health problem that is expected to hit harder in developing countries. Therefore, it is essential to break the transmission of diseases. Flooding is associated with outbreaks of intestinal and skin diseases, but in Mexico, we do not know which critical pathogenic bacteria and antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms are present during flooding. We have conducted pilot experiments and found an alarming number of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. We want to stop the transmission of diseases and improve the life quality of families in Mexico City.

November 2021