Country of birth: Costa Rica

Country of residence: France

Areas of expertise within Global Health: Emerging infectious diseases, Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Biosafety, Laboratory science, Quality Assurance, Power presenter and leadership among others.

Education: Highest academic degree: Master in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Professional experience: Laboratory scientist and epidemiologist at the Costa Rica National Veterinary Services

Languages: Spanish, English, French

Countries in which Mentor has worked: Costa Rica

Why do you want to be a Mentor?

I want to guide young professionals so they can detect early in their careers their strengths and follow a fruitful professional life.

Advice to someone entering the field of Global Health

“A successful career in Global Health requires a global network of contacts, attitude towards writing project proposals aimed to solve real life needs and a lot of enthusiasm”.