Adriana Sáenz Aponte has been associated with the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana since 2008 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology. She is involved in teaching in the Biology and Microbiology programs, offering courses such as Metazoan Biology, Biological Control, Agricultural Microbiology, Internships, and Biotechnological Applications. Her research focuses on the fields of Entomology, Biological Control, Integrated Pest Management, and Agriculture.

She has conducted various research projects in basic and applied Entomology, biological control, assessment of fungi, entomopathogenic nematodes, their bacterial symbionts, and entomopathogenic viruses for different agricultural pests under field conditions. She has led research projects such as the Implementation of Natural Enemies for Pest and Disease Control in Horticultural Crops of importance in Ibero-America; Control of the Guava Weevil Conotrachelus psidii Marshall with entomopathogenic nematodes; Virulence of the Colombian isolate Heterorhabditis sp., (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae); Combined use of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana with Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the management of the diamondback moth under greenhouse conditions; In vitro production and cryopreservation of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis sp. SL0708 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae). She is also a co-principal investigator in Participatory Strategies for Sustainable Management in Productive Systems with Small Farmers in the Ubaté province, Cundinamarca Department; Capacity Development for the Appropriation and Use of Knowledge in Initial Seed Production for the Development and Improvement of Potato Production Systems for Small Producers in the Cundinamarca and Boyacá Departments; Implementation of Clean Agriculture Strategies as a Socioeconomic Alternative for Fómeque, Cundinamarca; Organic Waste Management using Bioinoculants as a Socioeconomic Alternative for the Agricultural Region of Eastern Fómeque, Cundinamarca; Technological Innovation and Participative Socio-Entrepreneurship for Strengthening Regional Food Security by Native Potato and Andean Tuber-Producing Families in Bolivia and Colombia. She has been involved in activities related to small-scale production, short-cycle crop management, and waste management in Vista Hermosa, Meta, and Charras, Guaviare, with the Javeriano University Planning Project for Peace and Reconciliation (PPU). Additionally, she has worked as a consultant on entomopathogenic nematodes for Honduras, Costa Rica, and Chile.

Over the years, the professor has published a considerable number of original articles with over 200 citations in internationally renowned, peer-reviewed journals. She also serves as a reviewer for several journals related to biological control, entomopathogenic nematodes, and agricultural production.