My interest in the study of the subfamily Scolytinae began in 2020, driven by the goal of understanding the biology of the Xyleborus glabratus – Harringtonia lauricola ambrosia complex in the USA and its potential implications for the avocado industry in Mexico. Shortly after, I discovered the vast ecological diversity of the group and initiated my formal studies with a faunistic thesis in the coniferous forests of Uruapan, Michoacán, under the supervision of Dr. Armando Equihua Martínez, thereby joining the network of Neotropical Scolytinae specialists in Mexico.

During the first phase of my Master's program, I focused my research on biological, anatomical, and systematic aspects of the genus Monarthrum Kirsch, 1866 (Corthylini: Corthylina). As a result of this work, I described and illustrated for the first time the genitalia of both sexes for Monarthrum exornatum (Schedl, 1939) and named the Ansa ventralis, a structure in the aedeagus not previously described in Scolytinae and exclusive to Corthylina. In parallel, I evaluated the population dynamics of M. exornatum in Hass avocado orchards in Michoacán due to its close association with tree wilt and mortality.

Currently, I continue working on various taxonomic and anatomical aspects of the subtribe Corthylina in the Mexican Neotropics.