Expertise

Translational research focus on pulmonary and critical care medicine, particularly immune-mediated lung injury and pneumonia-associated ARDS. My work integrates murine models, human cohort studies, and high-dimensional immunoprofiling to uncover mechanisms of macrophage-driven host defense and injury resolution. Key areas include DHX58/LGP2 innate immune sensing, CCL18-mediated macrophage programming, and therapeutic innovation with lentiviral vectors, and polymeric nanoparticle/mRNA delivery. Passionate about bridging immunology, critical care, and bioengineering to accelerate therapeutic discovery for severe respiratory disease.

Honors

ERS Young Scientist
European Respiratory Society (Switzerland, Lausanne) - ERS, 2018
2025 Assembly of Allergy and Immunology Abstract Scholarship
American Thoracic Society (United States, New York) - ATS, 2025
2022 Assembly of Allergy and Immunology Abstract Scholarship
American Thoracic Society (United States, New York) - ATS, 2022
Underrepresented Trainee Development Scholarship
American Thoracic Society (United States, New York) - ATS, 2023

Organizational Affiliations

Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

UMMG Dept of Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Education

Doctor of Medicine
2011–2018, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Industrial University of Santander (Colombia, Bucaramanga) - UIS
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2018-07–2024-06-30, Johns Hopkins University (United States, Baltimore) - JHU