Biologist from the Federico Villarreal National University. Master in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia, Master in Research Bioethics from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) Argentina Campus. Fogarty International Center (FIC) - National Cancer Institute (NCI) Fellow and PhD in Biological Sciences from the National University of San Marcos. Current lines of research: Bioethics in health, climate change and prioritarianism, molecular evolution of HIV, molecular diagnosis and genomics of viruses and other infectious agents. Current positions: Principal investigator of the VTS/HIV-AIDS Laboratory, President of the Institutional Committee on Research Ethics. Research professor at the University of San Martín de Porres and the National University of Trujillo. He has published several articles on the molecular biology of dengue, yellow fever, and HIV, and recently on bioethics and vaccines. He is a referee for scientific articles in journals such as BMC Infectious Diseases, Global Public Health, Panamericana de Salud Pública, and others. He has won more than 20 awards for his research. The latest recognition was a Diploma of Recognition for taking 1st place for the best scientific poster presented at the International Symposium on Genomics to Address New Threats to Health, September 2024.