• B.S. in Biology from Catholic University , Quito, Ecuador (1991)
• Ph.D. in Immuno-parasitology and Molecular and Cellular Biology from Ohio University , Athens, OH (1997)
• Postdoctoral training in Immunology and Molecular Parasitology at the Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, GA (1997-1999)

Positions Held:

• Professor, Biomedical Sciences Department, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH (2012-present)

• Director, Ohio University Tropical Disease Institute (2006 - Present)

• Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences Department, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH (2005-2012)

• Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences Department, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH (1999-2005)

• Member of the Ohio University Tropical Disease Institute. 1992 - present

• Visiting Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Catholic University, Quito, Ecuador. 2000 - present

• Director, Center for Research on Health in Latin America , School of Biological Sciences, Catholic University, Quito, Ecuador, 2000 - present

• Director – External Performance Evaluation Program for the Blood Banks of Ecuador. 2002 - 2015

Professional Societies membership:

• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Southeastern Society of Parasitologists
• Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, Beta Iota Chapter
• Ecuadorian Society of Microbiologists
• Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Biolog ía