Yuri Ledezma is a Biological Sciences student with special focus in molecular biology and biotechnology. Currently Junior researcher in Biomolecules drug discovery project. Team member in iGEM Bolivia since 2019. In 2020 selected as one of the 100 promising young leaders in biotechnology from Latin America by Allbiotech. His main fields of interest are drug development and use biotechnology and synthetic biology tools to develop and produce novel drugs and more sustainable industrial bio-based products.

Contact: yuriledezmap[at]gmail.com

Publications and activities

Ledezma Y. (2022). Reflections on the environmental impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. Kempffiana, 18(1): 1-6.