Academic and Professional Qualifications

2002

Ph.D. (Medical Entomology), Institute for Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan.

1998

M.Sc. (Systematic and Ecology, Graduate School of Science, Kagoshima University, Japan.

1993

Certificate of Research for Medical Entomology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.

Diploma of Vector Control, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan (JICA participant).

1992

Degree in Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry Science and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos of Guatemala.

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Research Training and Appointments

2010 - present

Instructor, Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical MedicineMahidol University, Thailand.

2002 - 2008

Researcher, Center for Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand

1994 - 1995

Guatemalan counterpart (Medical Entomologist). Project for the Research of Tropical Disease (Dengue and Chagas Disease) in Guatemala. Guatemala-Japan (JICA).

1993 - 1994

Medical Entomologist, Research Project for Malaria Epidemiology in Guatemala. Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO).

1992 - 1993

Training course on Medical Entomology (Vector Control), Department of Medical Entomology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan.

1990 - 1992

Research Assistant, Department of Cytology and Morphology, Faculty of Chemistry Sciences and Pharmacy.