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Research groups

CISeAL has 14 research groups that approach health from a range of perspectives and that specialize in the diagnosis, understanding, treatment and public policy of different diseases.

Learn more about the lines of research of each group and its members here:

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Ana Luca Moncayo redonda  Group leader: Ana Lucía Moncayo, PhD.    

 

Areas of research:

  • Epidemiology.
  • Infectious, immunological and chronic diseases.
  • Public policy analysis.

 

Group members:

Betzabe Tello Betzabé Tello, PhD(c).

modelo ejemplo Dr. Carlos Erazo (School of Medicine - PUCE)

 

Collaborates with:

Healthy Living Initiative

One Health

 

 

 

 

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Anita Villacs redonda  Group leader: Anita Villacís, PhD.    

 

Areas of research:

  • Entomology.
  • Parasitology.
  • OneHealth.
  • Epidemiology.
  • Infectious, immunological and chronic diseases.
  • Healthy environments.

 

Group members:

 

Ana Luca Moncayo redonda Ana Lucía Moncayo, PhD.

Csar Yumiseva redonda César Yumiseva, MSc.

Esteban Baus Esteban Baus, Mtr.

Fabin Senz redonda Fabián Sáenz, PhD.

Jaime Costales Jaime Costales, PhD.

Mario Grijalva Mario Grijalva, PhD.

Rosa Chiriboga redonda Rosa Chiriboga, MPH.

Sofa Ocaa redonda Sofía Ocaña, PhD.

 

 

External members:

Marco Neira round Marco Neira PhD.

Paola 2 Paola Carrillo-Bustamante PhD.

 

Collaborates with:

Healthy Living Initiative 

One Health

 

 

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Mario Grijalva  Group leader: Mario Grijalva, PhD.

 

Areas of research:

  • Epidemiology.
  • Entomology.
  • Parasitology.
  • Infectious, immunological and chronic diseases.
  • Healthy environments and lifestyles.
  • Health promotion and nutrition.
  • OneHealth.

 

Group members:

Anita Villacs redonda Anita Villacís, PhD.

Ana Luca Moncayo redonda Ana Lucía Moncayo, PhD.

Csar Yumiseva redonda César Yumiseva, MSc.

Esteban BausEsteban Baus, Mtr.

Sofa Ocaa redonda Sofía Ocaña, PhD.

sylvia jimenezSylvia Jiménez, MPhil.

External members:

martin llewellyn Martin Llewellyn, PhD.

Benjamin Bates Benjamin Bates, PhD.

Maria Jose Carrasco María José Carrasco, PhD(c)

 

Collaborates with:

OneHealth

Infectious and tropical diseases

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Rosa Chiriboga redonda  Group leader: Rosa Chiriboga, MPH.   

 

Líneas de investigación:

  • Serology

  • Quality control programs for blood services in the country

 

Group members:

  • Carolina Crespo, Mtr.
  • Andrés González, Mtr.
  • Verónica Aguaiza, Mtr.

 

Collaborates with: 

Molecular Biology Group (Trypanosoma cruzi / COVID-19)

 

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RuthJimbo  Group leader: Ruth Jimbo Sotomayor, PhD.    

 

Areas of research:

  • Health technology assessment.
  • Economic evaluations in health.
  • Analysis of public policies.
  • Infectious, immunological and chronic diseases.
  • Epidemiology.
  • Healthy environments and lifestyles.
  • One Health.

Group members:

Andrea Manzano Andrea Manzano, MSc.

Xavier Sanchez Xavier Sánchez, PhD.

Andres Moreno Andrés Moreno, MSc

 

Collaborates with:

Healthy Living Initiative

 

Partner organizations:

Johns Hopkins University
Ministry of Public Health
Pan American Health Organization

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Sofa Ocaa redonda  Group leader: Sofía Ocaña, PhD.    

 

Areas of research:

  • OneHealth.
  • Parasitology.
  • Epidemiology.
  • Infectious, immunological and chronic diseases.
  • Healthy environments and lifestyles.

 

Group members:

Fabin Senz redonda Fabián Sáenz, PhD.

Csar Yumiseva redondaCésar Yumiseva, MSc.

Anita Villacs redonda Anita Villacís, PhD.

Jaime Costales Jaime Costales, PhD.

 

Integrantes externos:

 

Collaborates with:

Healthy Living Initiative

Infectious and tropical diseases