Dr. Mary Jane Cruz-Flores is a Professor from the Department of Biology, and the Dean of the College of Science at De La Salle University. She received her Ph.D. in Biology, M.S. in Biology, and B.S. in Biology degrees from De La Salle University. She served the Department of Biology as Chairperson for six years, from 2015-2021 before she became the Assistant Dean for External Affairs and Lasallian Mission for a year and eventually the Dean of the College of Science. Her research work focuses on Parasitology, particularly on zoonotic infections, tick taxonomy and control, vector ecology and management, neglected tropical diseases such as soil-transmitted helminthiases, paragonimiasis and schistosomiasis. Dr. Flores served as the President of the Philippine Society of Parasitology from 2015-2019. She also served as President of the Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines (BIOTA-DLSU Chapter), Vice-President of BIOTA-DLSU Chapter and Board of Director for Tertiary Education in the BIOTA-NCR Chapter. 

De La Salle University recognized her as the 2021 St. Benilde Romançon Pillar of Lasallian Excellence Awardee in Teaching and the St. Jaime Hilario Pillar of Lasallian Excellence Awardee in Community Engagement in 2016. She was also awarded as the 2021 over-all winner of the DLSU Student Search for Outstanding Teachers Award. Dr. Flores has been active as a practitioner and trainor of Service-Learning in the university with DLSU chosen by the UNISERVITATE as the Service-Learning Regional Hub for Asia and Oceania. In the Service-Learning Training for Institutional Stakeholders held online in 2022, Dr. Flores participated as a module developer and trainor on Student Awareness and Involvement. Her community engagement is highlighted by the medical missions she organized with emphasis on deworming schoolchildren and educating them on the importance of proper hygiene to control the spread of parasitic infections.