Our team

Researchers, students and collaborators

We are a team of researchers and graduate and undergraduate students with expertise spanning mathematical modeling, statistics, computational biology and public health. Each member brings a different tool to the same problems: understanding and combating infectious and noncommunicable diseases.

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Leader

Principal investigator

Fabio Sanchez
Fabio Sanchez
Principal investigator · Mathematical modeler

Collaborators

Researchers working with the group

Baltazar Espinoza, Ph.D.
Baltazar Espinoza, Ph.D.
Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia
Gustavo Mery
Gustavo Mery
Public health · Universidad de Costa Rica
Hugo Hidalgo, Ph.D.
Hugo Hidalgo, Ph.D.
Universidad de Costa Rica
Luis A. Barboza
Luis A. Barboza
Statistics · Universidad de Costa Rica
Miriam Nuño, Ph.D.
Miriam Nuño, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Mason Porter, Ph.D.
Mason Porter, Ph.D.
UCLA

Partner institutions

CIMPAUniversidad de Costa RicaUniversity of VirginiaUCLAUniversity of California, DavisPan American Health Organization

Students

Graduate and undergraduate students

Cinthya Arce
Cinthya Arce
Master's student · Modeling malaria
Geraldine Rodríguez
Geraldine Rodríguez
Master's student · Modeling social dynamics
Róger Sánchez
Róger Sánchez
Master's student · Modeling population behavior
Arturo Vega
Arturo Vega
Master's student · Modeling dengue fever
Ana Aguilar
Ana Aguilar
Undergraduate student · Modeling population behavior
José Mario Castro
José Mario Castro
Master's student · Modeling population behavior

Alumni

Where they went next

Daniela Sevilla, M.Sc.
Daniela Sevilla, M.Sc.
Former master's student · now an actuary at the Instituto Nacional de Seguros
Jordy Alfaro, M.Sc.
Jordy Alfaro, M.Sc.
Former master's student · now works at BDO Costa Rica
Yury E. García, Ph.D.
Yury E. García, Ph.D.
Former postdoctoral researcher · now at PAHO
Paola Vásquez, M.Sc.
Paola Vásquez, M.Sc.
Former master's student · now at PAHO
John Orozco, M.Sc.
John Orozco, M.Sc.
Former master's student · now an actuary
Jimmy Calvo-Monge, M.Sc.
Jimmy Calvo-Monge, M.Sc.
Former master's student · now works in AI at IBM

Join us

Want to work with us?

We welcome enthusiastic and driven students, interns, postdoctoral fellows and researchers who are eager to contribute to our interdisciplinary projects. Join us to apply your expertise to pressing scientific and public-health challenges through modeling, data analysis and collaborative research.

To apply, write to Fabio Sanchez with a cover letter and your curriculum vitae. Recommendation letters can be provided at a later stage of the selection process.

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