Andrea Lorena Herrera Valderrama is a 29-year-old Colombian PhD student studying plant biochemistry, genetics, and proteomics. She has a background in biology and laboratory experience in plant genetics, analytical chemistry techniques, sequence analysis, and molecular biology. Her PhD focuses on the biotechnology of natural products from plants at the Foundation Edmund Mach in Italy. She has published articles on topics like flavonoid biosynthesis in plants and analyzed compounds like polyphenols, tannins, and anthocyanins in beans and cocoa.