I completed my bachelor's degree (2021) at the Scientific Collections Laboratory of the Universidad del Atlántico in Barranquilla, Colombia. During this time, I joined the research group on freshwater ichthyology, where I conducted research on the trophic and reproductive ecology of freshwater fish. As a result of this research, I published three scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. Then, I completed my master¿s degree in biology (2024) with an emphasis on Aquatic Ecology and Hydrobiological Resources in the Metabolomics, Biosanitary, and Environmental Laboratory at the same university. During these years, I was part of two interdisciplinary research groups: the first focused on Systematics and Conservation with a biological approach, and the second on Science, Education, and Technology with a chemical approach. Based on this, I conducted my research on microplastic pollution in freshwater (lakes and rivers) and marine (coastal lagoons and the sea) aquatic ecosystems and its trophic ingestion by fish.

During my master¿s program, I completed an internship at the National University of Colombia¿s Caribbean Campus in San Andrés (Colombia) to prepare scientific papers related to a research project on microplastics. As a result of this research, I published five scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals on modeling the distribution and transport of microplastics in different ecosystems and its transfer through the food web. 

Similarly, I worked in the area of water quality assurance (2024¿2026) at Sociedad de Acueducto, Alcantarillado y Aseo de Barranquilla, Colombia. At this company, I led a water research group, creating connections between the industrial sector and academia. In this field, the main research focus was the ecology of phytoplankton in rivers and the influence of connectivity with adjacent ecosystems (streams, creeks, and marshy areas), the hydrological regime, and anthropogenic pressures. I also published two articles in scientific journals. In 2026, I began working as a pre-doctoral research associate in the research line ¿Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity and the Functioning of Lacustrine Ecosystems¿ at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain. 

My areas of research are:

1. Aquatic ecology and environmental stressors
My research interests focus on the ecology of aquatic ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on the response of biological communities to environmental stressors. I am interested in understanding how physicochemical gradients, hydrological variability, and anthropogenic pressures modulate the structure and dynamics of aquatic organisms, mainly phytoplankton and fish.

2. Emerging pollutants
Another central focus of my research is the study of emerging pollutants, especially microplastics, in aquatic ecosystems and their associated biodiversity. I am interested in analyzing their occurrence, characterization, and possible ecological implications, including their ingestion by aquatic organisms and their differential distribution in organs. I have worked using analytical and ecological techniques to understand patterns of contamination.

3. Quantitative ecology and statistics