Biography:

Marlene F. Escobedo Monge is a pediatrician and Doctor of Medicine for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Valladolid. She has a doctorate in health sciences research, a master's degree in clinical nutrition, and another in biological aspects of nutrition and microbiota. Marlene is very interested in food safety and biofortification, especially in studies on micronutrients and their bioavailability, considering the interrelationship between macro and micronutrients in the food chain. Additionally, as part of a research team, she is primarily concerned with the nutritional status of patients with malnutrition and chronic diseases, such as patients with cystic fibrosis.