ABOUT ME
Her research areas involve plant pathology and food safety. Dr. Avila is a member of the National Research System Level 1 of CONACYT, and was president of the Mexican Society of Plant Pathology 2008-2010. She was Chairwoman of the National Advisory Phytosanitary Council in 2008 and has been Vice-president in 2007.
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Research stays paid by awards in:
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L'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Montpellier, France.
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The Volcani Center, Israel.
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California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obisco, CA, USA.
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Universidad de Córdoba, Spain.
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Colegio de Postgraduados.
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Senasica in Tecamac.
Collaboration with researchers of:
CIAD, Cibnor, Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Texas A&M University USA, Amravati University in India.
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More than 35 articles in scopus. 291 citations.
h-index 10 web of sci / Scopus
Orcid: 0000-0002-9633-152X
WORK
EXPERIENCE
2013 - Current
Professor-Reasercher
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas.
2016 - 2018
Director of Academic Cooperation
Coordination of Science and Technology, Presidency of the Republic. Mexico City.
2015 - 2016
Executive Secretary
Research and Technology Transfer (SNITT), Ministry of Agriculture (SAGARPA). Mexico City.
2002 - 2013
Researcher 2002-2013 / Director 2003-2009
Research Center for Food and Development in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Due to her research aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda to eradicate hunger, conserve the planet's natural resources and guarantee prosperity for all, she was invited by the Mexican Federal Government to serve as the Executive Secretary of the National System for Research and Technology Transfer (SNITT) where she compiled and edited the National Agenda for Research, Innovation and Transfer of Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture in Mexico (SAGARPA) in 2015 www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/271099/SNITT.pdf
During her trajectory she has designed national calls for research proposals, as well as evaluated national projects of SEP-Conacyt (Basic Science), and Sagarpa-Conacyt. She is an Associate Editor of the Mexican Journal of Phytopathology, also, an active member of the Mexican Society of Phytopathology (SMF), and member of the Agricultural Engineers Parasitologists (IAP Mexico).
She was vice-president of the National Phytosanitary Advisory Council (CONACOFI) in Mexico.
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
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Chihuahuan Award for Outstanding Woman in Science in 2011. "Esther Orozco", Mexico. Given by the H. Congress of the Chihuahua State LXIII Legislature.​
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Third place in research production in 2009; Third place in 2005 and second place in 2004 in the Research Center for Food and Development.​
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Award Colegio de Postgraduados 2000 to the Avocado Research Group (GIA). Texcoco, State of Mexico.