Mariana Rocha David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2010), a Master’s degree (2012), and a Ph.D. (2016) in Parasitiology from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (Fiocruz, Brazil). She is currently a Public Health Researcher at the Laboratory of Mosquito Vectors of Haematozoa (LATHEMA), Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Fiocruz. Her research focuses on vector ecology, particularly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, arboviruses, vector competence, virus–vector–microbiota interactions, and the surveillance of vectors and arboviral diseases.