Curriculum Vitae

Profesional experience

Postdoctoral Researcher (2023 to present)

University of Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

Laboratory Research Assitant (2016 to 2018)

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Education

PhD Evolutionary Biology (2018 to 2023)

University of Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

MSc Biological Sciences (2014 to 2016)

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Mexico City, Mexico

BSc Biology (2009 to 2014)

University of Sonora

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Teaching experience

  • Main teacher – Pollination Ecology (Fall 2018). National Autonomous University of Mexico.
  • Teaching assistant – Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics (Fall 2018 and Fall 2019). University of Zurich.
  • Teaching assistant – Evolution (Fall 2019 and Fall 2020). University of Zurich.
  • Teaching assistant – Introduction to Ecological Genomics and Molecular Adaptation (Fall 2020). University of Zurich.
  • Teaching assistant – Genome Evolution and Diversity (Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024 and Spring 2025). University of Zurich.

Awards & Grants

  • CUMex grant for International Exchange in Mount Royal University, Alberta, Canada (Fall 2012) (54,000 MXN)
  • PAEP UNAM grant to attend the Evolution Meeting 2016 Austin, TX (15,000 MXN)
  • PAEP UNAM grant for early graduation (20,000 MXN)
  • Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Students (2018-2021) (70,000 CHF)
  • GRC Travel Grant 2018 (1,300 CHF)
  • GRC Travel Grant 2019 (2,200 CHF)
  • Forschungskredit Candoc UZH 2021 (43,160 CHF)

Scientific outreach

  • Decider of the XII Contest “Leamos la Ciencia para Todos” Fondo de Cultura Económica (Summer 2012).
  • Mora-Carrera, E. (2018) México y sus polinizadores: Crónica de una crisis anunciada. Published in ‘Oikos=’ (UNAM Magazine for Science Outreach).
  • Co-host of the Botanical Club UNISON (2014-2015).
  • Science Information Day at UZH Faculty of Science (March 2019).
  • Co-organizer of the UZH EvoBio PhD retreat (June 2019).
  • Organizer of the PhD Symposium from the Institute of Systematics and Evolutionary Botany University of Zurich (September 2021).
  • Symposium organizer. The evolution of research on plant diversity: from systematics to comparative genomics and beyond (June 2026)

Volunteering work

  • Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber (2025 and 2026).
  • Zurich Film Festival (2025).
  • Pint of Science (2021 and 2023).

Certificates

A downloadable PDF version of all certificates can be found here.

CV

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