in Microbiology , University of the Andes (1998)  MSc in Biological Sciences (Evolution), Universidad de los Andes 2002  PhD in Biological Sciences (Genetics of Populations), Universidad de los Andes (2006)  Visiting Professor , University of Los Andes (2007)  Postdoctoral researcher , University of Cambridge and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI; 2008-2009)  Invited Professor, University of the Andes (2010)  Molecular Evolution Fellow (STRI) and Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge 2010-2012)  Professor of Career, Universidad del Rosario (2012-2013) Associate Professor, Universidad del Rosario (2014- to date)

I am primarily interested in understanding the genetic basis of adaptation and speciation. In particular, I seek to elucidate the mechanisms by which speciation can occur in the presence of gene flow and in determining whether gene exchange has adaptive advantages. Within the same context, I want to understand the genetics behind the formation of new phenotypes and species through adaptive introgression and / or hybridization. Also, I look to study how the genomic architecture of organisms is modified or reorganized by the different evolutionary forces as the genetic divergence increases, generating new biological entities. In addition, it also studies phylogeographic patterns that allow to understand the mechanisms involved in the distribution, origin and diversification of the species.