Field of Focus
  • Ecology
  • Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
  • Coastal Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Materials Research
Area of Expertise
Analysis of Algal Products
Education
  • B.S. Marine Sciences, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Ph.D. Marine Sciences, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 1996

Dr. Freile joined Unidad Mérida of CINVESTAV in 1998. She is responsible for the Marine Physico-chemistry Laboratory. Her research focus is on obtaining and analyzing the chemical structure of algal products (phycocolloids, dietary fibers, pigments, fatty acids and bioactive metabolites) and assessing their use aiming at their potential industrialization.