Medical degree from the University of Quindio with a Master degree in Tropical Biomedicine (MSc) from the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (Belgium), Doctorate degree (PhD) in Parasite Biology from the University of Reims (France). Postdoctoral in Biomolecular Spectroscopy from the Institute of Biomolecular of the University of Reims (France). Director of the Molecular Parasitology Group (GEPAMOL) at the Universidad del Quindio (Colombia, South America). Avenida Bolivar 12N Armenia (Quindio) Colombia. Past- Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Quindio 2015-2018. Past- Vicepresident of Research Universidad del Quindio 2018-2020. Editor in chief of Infectio (Official Journal of Colombian Association of Infectious Diseases, ISSN 0123-9392) and member of the editorial Board, International Journal of Food Microbiology. Associated Editor of BMC Infectious Diseases. Guest Associated Editor of the Journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Frontiers in Emerging Tropical Diseases and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. International Ambassador of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) 2018-2020.In parasitology he described the current epidemiological situation of congenital and ocular toxoplasmosis in Colombia, the main risk factors associated to the acquisition of this disease, performed evaluation and validation of diagnosis tests and lead the elaboration of national evidence- based guidelines for congenital toxoplasmosis. His group pioneered the study of the role of parasite virulent factors in human disease and also identified cytokines linked to disease manifestations in ocular toxoplasmosis. In 2012 was invited to be part of the FAO and WHO Expert Meeting on Food-borne Parasites. In July 2013 he was nominated for the WHO expert elicitation on foodborne diseases on toxoplasmosis. He is particularly interested into develop methods to monitoring and control waterborne and food protozoa and in developing vaccines and new drugs for human toxoplasmosis.