Education:

• 2015 – PhD in Epidemiology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
• 2008 – Master’s in Health Economics, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
• 2005 – Master’s in Probability and Statistics, Center for Mathematics Research, Guanajuato, Mexico.
• 1996 – Bachelor’s in Mathematics, District University, Bogotá, Colombia.

Current positions: 

• Professor, Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
• Researcher in Medical Sciences “C”, VIHVA Clinic, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition “Salvador Zubirán”.
• SNI 2, National System of Researchers, National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (CONAHCYT).

Research interests:

• Overview and Trends of the HIV Epidemic in Mexico and Latin America: Characterization of the HIV epidemic in Mexico and Latin America, aimed at improving care through the analysis of clinical outcomes such as mortality and retention.
• Vulnerable Groups and HIV: Analysis of social and mental outcomes and characteristics of particularly vulnerable groups such as women, heterosexual men, transgender people, and the aging population with HIV.
• Methodology and Mathematical Modeling: Development and implementation of analytical techniques and mathematical, statistical, and epidemiological models to evaluate outcomes specific to HIV care.

Featured projects:

• Responsible for coordinating the statistical and epidemiological analysis of research studies at the INCMNSZ VIHVA clinic for the past 15 years.
• Researcher at the Mexico site in the Latin America and Caribbean region (CCASAnet), linked to the IeDEA (International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS) international network.