Dr. Luis C. Mejía has been a researcher at the Center for Biodiversity and Drug Discovery of the Institute for Scientific Research and High Technology Services (INDICASAT AIP), Panama, since 2014. Luis Mejía is an associate researcher at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology with a Degree in Microbiology and Parasitology from the University of Panama (2002) and a Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Pathology from Rutgers University (2009). He had his postdoctoral research training at The Pennsylvania State University (2009-2010) and at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2010-2014). He is a member of the National Research System of Panama (SNI).