Priscila D. Santiago Mora, Ph.D.

I have developed a passion for what I do every day as a researcher. I have gained knowledge about the berrycacti from its botanical perspective; how this crop relates to Mexican history; the consumer, seller or grower point of view; the food industry´s interest in it as a pigment and ultimately trying to develop a process to preserve this underutilized fruit as a source of antioxidants with benefits to our health.

I recently published the conclusion on the optimal conditions for dehydration of berrycacti without losing its antioxidant properties and I am currently working on the publication of the ex-vivo results on using a dried berrycactus extract on rat aorta to observe its vascular benefits. Happily, my research also includes a book chapter (in print) detailing a lot of information from berrycacti.