Dr. Claudia Munoz-Zanzi is an Associate Professor at the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. She completed her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Concepcion, Chile in 1994, her Master’s in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, and her Ph.D. in Epidemiology at the University of California, Davis, USA in 1997 and 2002. She was awarded the “University of Minnesota Distinguished Global Professor”, Global Engagement Award in 2022. She is the Co-Chair of the Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network (GLEAN) and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Leptospirosis Society (ILS). As an infectious disease epidemiologist, her research interests include the eco-epidemiology of environmentally transmitted zoonoses, One Health, and community participatory research. Throughout her career, she has been deeply involved in global health work, taking an active role in international research and training.