IntechOpen Book Series Biochemistry Volume 8

Dr Elena Franco Robles is an Associate Professor in the Division of Life Sciences of the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. She is a chemist by profession and she graduated from the University of Guanajuato. She obtained her master's degree and her PhD in Medical Science. She obtained a postdoctoral position in Biotechnology at the CINVESTAV, México. Currently, she is a member of the National System of Investigators (SNI I) and has

done research in immunology of the intestine and oxidative stress in murine models with various pathologies and the role of nutraceutical and functional ingredients as immunomodulators for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in animals. In addition, she has studied toll-like receptors and gut microbiota as new therapeutic targets in zoonotic infections.

Dr Ramírez-Emiliano has a PhD degree in Experimental Biology from the University of Guanajuato, Mexico (October 2004); and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Mexican National Council of Research and Technology (CONACyT; February 2005 to January 2006). Since October 2006, he has been a Professor-Investigator in the Department of Medical Sciences, University of Guanajuato, Mexico. Currently, he is a member of the National System of

Investigators (SNI I, since January 2007) from the CONACyT. His research interests include the pathophysiology of oxidative stress in animal models and in humans suffering from metabolic diseases, and studying the effect of antioxidants (polyphenols, and some prebiotics and probiotics with antioxidant functions) on the control and/or treatment of oxidative damage caused by metabolic disorders.
