Vanessa Muñoz Gutiérrez

Vanessa Muñoz Gutiérrez has worked in a variety of roles since 2012. Vanessa began their career as a Microbiologist/Consultant at ASEI S.A.S. in 2012. In 2014, they became a Master Student at Wageningen UR (University & Research centre). In 2015, they moved to Institut Pasteur as a Research Intern. Vanessa then joined The Philipp University of Marburg in 2017 as a Research Assistant and also became a PhD Student and Postdoctoral Researcher at Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens. In 2021, Vanessa became a BSF Fellow at Wilbe | Home for entrepreneurial scientists. Most recently, in 2022, they joined Amyris as a Scientist - Strain engineering.

Vanessa Muñoz Gutiérrez completed their Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from Universidad de Los Andes in 2012. Vanessa then went on to pursue a Master of Science (MSc) in Biotechnology from Wageningen University & Research, which they completed in 2015. Finally, they obtained their Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Microbiology from Max Planck Society in 2021.