My name is Yaliz Loperena-Álvarez, an Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Currently, I am working with the adaptations strategies of Cryptoccus neoformans/gattii complex both in the environment and the lungs. One of the main topics that my laboratory is looking to decipher is the crosstalk between macrophages secreted products and the development of titan cells. I am part of ISHAM, ASM and ASCB.