Teresa was born in Mexico City and raised in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biotechnology from Northwestern University in 2025. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Chemistry on the Chemical Biology track at Caltech as a member of the Demirer Lab. Her research focuses on engineering plant-associated microbes to protect plants against pathogens and promote sustainable agriculture. Outside the lab, Teresa enjoys figure skating, flamenco dancing, traveling, and learning languages.

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