Research Projects

Wildlife diseases in Patagonia

Since 2007 I have been part of a multidisciplinary team that study the reproductive ecology, diet and diseases of South American fur seals and invasive species at Guafo Island. We have also tried to promote this site as an important site for biodiversity conservation. My current project at the Island focus on the environmental and host factors that affect the dynamics of hookworm infection in the fur seal pups.

Tuberculosis and GI parasites in Africa

Since 2018 I have been working on a project that aims to understand the immune mechanisms behind tuberculosis (TB) and gastrointestinal (GI) parasite resistance in African buffalo.

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