Ana María García, Microbiologist, Master of Biomedical Basic Sciences with an emphasis on Microbiology and Parasitology of the University of Antioquia. Experience as a researcher in the fields of molecular biology and parasitology. Researcher in the Malaria group at the University of Antioquia, working on the project "Transcriptional profiling of human placental explants in response to interaction with Plasmodium falciparum." Previously, I held the position of Young Researcher for Colciencias at the University of Antioquia, in the immunomodulation group, where I supported the work on the project "Pre-clinical testing of a molecularly defined vaccine against cutaneous leishmaniasis." My current interest lies in the utilization of bioinformatics software with the purpose of implementing new methodological tools to study gene expression during human placental development in the context of malaria infection.