Sarah Martin Solano is a biologist by training, with an emphasis in Ecology and Sustainable Development. She has a Master's degree in Natural Sciences in developing countries and a PhD in Sciences. She has dedicated her work in the area of primatology, socioecology and the ecology of parasitic diseases in wildlife. She has been living in Ecuador for 14 years, during which she has collaborated with rescue centers and communities in the Amazon. She is currently a professor at the University of the Armed Forces ESPE and belongs to the research group in Animal and Human Health (GISAH).