 Marco Rito-Palomares has been honored with the Jubilee Award 2003 granted by the International Foundation for Science (IFS).Rómulo Garza Award 2002, maximum research award of Tecnológico de Monterrey.He is Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Foundation for Science (IFS), the prestigious Academia Mexicana de Ciencias and President of the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Nuevo León State Section.