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About MeI am an evolutionary ecologist working on enemy-victim interactions in the context of complex communities. In particular, I am interested in the eco-evolutionary causes and consequences of anti-parasite defense. To address questions in this area of research I use a diverse toolkit that includes experimental evolution, laboratory assays, field surveys and mathematical modelling.
I also have a background in geography (both human and physical) and environment, through my undergraduate studies and having worked at government and private sectors. In my spare time I cook - this involves simple home cooking as often as long inquests into particular ingredients and traditional cooking techniques. |
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I am a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa. I work closely with Rees Kassen and Heather Kharouba using bacterial communities and monarch butterflies to explore the long-term interactions between hosts and parasites diversity and their influence on infection at multiple scales.
As part of a more abstract exploration of this project, I collaborate with Nicole Mideo and Ben Gilbert at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. |
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After obtaining a B.A. in Geography and Environment at the Potificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, my interest in evolutionary ecology took me to McGill University's Department of Biology. There I completed a PhD under the supervision of Gregor Fussmann (eco-evolutionary dynamics), Andrew Hendry (evolutionary ecology) and Marilyn Scott (parasitology). At McGill I was primarily funded by a Richard H. Tomlinson Fellowship and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. After my PhD I was awarded a FRQNT Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Mark Forbes (parasitology) at Carleton University, and later continued my work as a PDF with Tom Sherratt (ecological modelling) and Rees Kassen (experimental evolution) at the University of Ottawa.
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Exploring my interests and career path included work at the Peruvian Ministry of Education, the Peruvian Presidential Cabinet (PCM) and environmental consulting companies. During my undergraduate studies I was involved in University politics, first as a member of the student union and as a student delegate for the Faculty of General Studies, and second as an elected Student Representative at the Council of Faculty (Liberal Arts and Humanities).
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