I am a Colombian marine biologist with M.Sc. and Ph.D. training in Biological Sciences, currently a full-time Lecturer at Universidad de Cartagena and Director of the MINCIENCIAS research group Hydrobiology. My research and academic interests focus on marine, coastal, and estuarine ecology, emphasizing biodiversity assessment, hydrobiological processes, and ecosystem functioning in tropical environments of the Colombian Caribbean. I integrate field-based monitoring and applied ecological approaches to support conservation, sustainable management, and evidence-based decision-making, and I have led and collaborated in numerous national and international research projects. I also contribute to the scientific community through editorial roles in Bulletin of Marine and Coastal Research and INTROPICA, and through leadership in CEMarin and ACIMAR.