Ana María Cetto Kramis attended the local National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) for her undergraduate degree.

For graduate school, Cetto Kramis relocated to the United States for a master's degree at Harvard University in biophysics.

She then returned to UNAM where she obtained a master's degree and research PhD focussing on stochastic theory and quantum mechanics.

[5] Ana María Cetto Kramis has published over 300 scientific articles on various subjects: stochastic theory, quantum mechanics, and Latin American science advocation.

[9] She has also been a member of the Governing Board of the United Nations University (UNU) and a counsil president for the International Foundation for Science (IFS).

[3] Because of her advocacy, she received the "Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz" distinction awarded by the UNAM.

[14] Ana María Cetto participated in the project focused on the creation of the Museum of Light in Mexico City.

"[19] From 2003 to 2010 she was Deputy Director General and Head of Technical Cooperation Department of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) dedicated to the control of the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

This article from 2020 highlights some of the work Cetto Kramis has focussed on with her mentor and husband Luis de la Peña.