Education
Present          Ph.D. candidate, Department of Entomology, Cornell University
                             Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Reed
2011                M.Sc. University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Degree in Biology
                             Advisor: Dr. Nico M. Franz
2005              B.Sc. Universidad del Valle, Cali – Colombia, in Biology.
                             Advisor: Dr. James Montoya

Professional Experience
2011 – 2014         Laboratory Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Duke University.
                                  Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicolas E. Buchler

2006 – 2007     Technician, International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT, Palmira, Colombia
                                  Principal Investigator: Ing. Jairo Rodriguez Chalarca

Honors and Fellowships
2015-2017        NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2014                  Cornell Diversity Fellowship, PhD at Cornell University.
2009                 Graduated fellowship JoséTrias Monge. University of Puerto Rico.
2000-2002     Dean's list award. Faculty of Sciences, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.