Anne Gschaedler Mathis

Dr. Anne Gschaedler is a researcher and the director of the Zapopan unit of the Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She has a PhD in Biotechnology and Food ndustry (INPL, Nancy, France, 1994) and her research focuses on artisan fermentation processes (tequila, mezcal, cocoa), physiological studies of non-Saccharomyces yeasts, and optimization of the production process. As a Professor of postgraduates in Biotechnological Innovation at CIATEJ, she teaches biotechnology and has trained 15 doctorates and 18 masters graduates. She has conducted several research projects, as well as projects in collaboration with the beverage industry, including small producers. She is responsible for the Mexican Thematic Network of Sustainable Integral Use and Biotechnology of Agaves. She has 70 international publications, is co-author of 8 patents and belongs to the National System of Researchers, level III. She served as editor and co-authored a chapter in "Ciencia y Tecnología del Tequila, Avances y Perspectivas" edited by CIATEJ.