• Molecular biomarkers.
• Molecular pathophysiological mechanisms in chronic non-communicable diseases (cancer and cardiovascular disease).

Identification of NTRK gene rearrangements in patients with cancer.

Pioneering implementation of precision oncology in Ecuador: technology transfer in patients with gastric cancer treated at SOLCA-Tungurahua.

International theoretical and hands-on workshop on transcriptomics for biomedical research.

Transcriptomic profiling of pediatric gliomas in Ecuador as a foundation for precision molecular oncology.

Professor and Researcher, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE).

• Linking cardiovascular disease to cancer progression
  Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2025.
• Retrospective analysis of biomarkers associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19
  Revista Ecuatoriana de Medicina y Ciencias Biológicas (REMCB).

He currently conducts research focused on global surgery and equitable access to surgical care.

His main research project focuses on out-of-pocket expenditure and catastrophic expenditure associated with surgical care in facilities belonging to Ecuador's public health system.

This work seeks to assess the economic impact faced by patients and their families when accessing surgical procedures, with the aim of generating evidence that contributes to strengthening health systems and ensuring timely and safe access to surgical care.

Professor and researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE).

Attending physician in the Surgical Oncology Service at Carlos Andrade Marín Hospital.

• Survival Analysis of Patients with Primary Retroperitoneal Tumors in a Specialty Hospital in Quito-Ecuador in the Period 2009-2019
  Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology, 2024.
• Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Adults in Ecuador in the Period 2010-2020
  Sarcoma, 2022.
• Cohort Study of the Overall Survival of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer in a Hospital of Specialties of Quito-Ecuador in the Period 2007-2017
  Innovative Surgical Sciences, 2021.
• Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Antibiotic Use in Family Medicine Students
  Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 2020.
• CHOLELITHIASIS/CHOLECYSTITIS
  Book, 2020.
• DUODENAL LIPOMA
  Journal article, 2017.
• ABERRANT BILE DUCT OF SEGMENT VI DRAINING INTO THE CYSTIC DUCT: CASE REPORT
  Journal article, 2015.

• Impact of volcanic activity and environmental emissions on human health.
• Environmental epidemiology and exposure to inorganic pollutants.
• Human biomonitoring in populations exposed to environmental hazards.
• Health system preparedness and response.
• Governance, bioethics, and health research in Ecuador and Latin America.

ISVOLCAN: assessment of the physical, mental, and environmental impact of the Tajogaite volcano eruption on the population of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.

ECUAVOLCÁN: assessment of the impact of volcanic activity on the health of Ecuadorian populations, with a One Health, environmental epidemiology, and public health approach.

Human biomonitoring in populations exposed to volcanic emissions: analysis of inorganic and organic pollutants in biological samples and associated exposure factors.

Teaching and Research Staff / Predoctoral Researcher, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University Institute for Biomedical and Health Research, Environment and Health Research Group, Spain.

Associate Researcher, Center for Research on Health in Latin America (CISeAL), Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.

• Evaluation of the First Standardized Registry of Approved Research Studies by the Research Ethics Committees in Ecuador
  BMC Medical Ethics, 2025.
• Defining the External Exposome of Newborns from La Palma Island, Spain: Characteristics of Realistic Mixtures and Its Role on Precision Public Health
  International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2026.
• Mapping the Global Health Burden of Volcanic Exposure: A Scoping Review Approach
  Frontiers in Public Health, 2025.
• Climate Change in Ecuadorian Undergraduate Medical Education Programs: Curricular Assessment and the Role of Medical Students’ Associations, 2019–2024
  BMC Medical Education, 2026.
• Volcanic Eruptions and Public Health in Ecuador: An Analysis of Institutional Gaps and Integrated Strategies
  Frontiers in Public Health, 2025.
• Biomonitoring of Inorganic Pollutants in Blood Samples from a Population Exposed to the Tajogaite Eruption
  Toxics, 2025.
• Health Impact of the Tajogaite Volcano Eruption in La Palma Population (ISVOLCAN Study): Rationale, Design, and Preliminary Results from the First 1002 Participants
  Environmental Health, 2024.
• Assessing the Hidden Dangers of Volcanic CO₂ Exposure
  Frontiers in Public Health, 2024.

• Medical entomology.
• Sustainable management and utilization of natural resources.
• Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials.
• Nanotechnology applied to health and biomedicine.

Nanomaterials with biomedical applications.

Full Professor I, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences (FCENA), Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE).

• Ph.D. in Chemical Science and Technology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain (2022).
• M.Sc. in Chemical Science and Technology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain (2011).
• B.Sc. in Chemical Sciences, specialization in Analytical Chemistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (2009).

• Ultrasmall gold nanoparticles functionalized with fluoresceinamine
  Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2026.
• Silver nanoparticles: green vs conventional synthesis
  PLoS ONE, 2026.
• Metallic nanoparticles for COVID-19 management
  Elsevier Book Chapter, 2025.
• Mn-Zn ferrites for water remediation
  South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2025.
• DNA-magnetite nanoparticles in banana fruit
  PLoS ONE, 2024.
• Fluorescent silver nanoparticle sensor
  Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024.
• Paper-based sensor for heavy metals
  Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2024.
• Gold nanoparticles against SARS-CoV-2
  Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 2023.
• Ag and Au nanoparticles against SARS-CoV-2 surrogate Phi6
  Nanotechnology, 2023.
• Green synthesis of AgNPs
  Electrochimica Acta, 2023.