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After graduating from University of Zurich, Switzerland, I obtained a doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine from University of Zurich and a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology at University of New Orleans. As a Research Scientist with CONICET in Mendoza Province, I study the conservation biology and conservation medicine of armadillos, as well as the ecoepidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. I am also an associate researcher of Fundación Omacha, Colombia, where I act as the scientific advisor of the Conservation and Management Program for the Armadillos of the Llanos of Colombia. Finally, I am the advisor for conservation training at Foundation for International Aid to Animals.

Red List authority Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Anteater, sloth and armadillo specialist group since 2009. After graduating from University of La Plata, Argentina, he started working on his dissertation on the ecology and conservation of armadillos in northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, which he successfully defended in 2008. He is now a Research Scientist with CONICET at the Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, La Plata. He is currently involved in several research projects on the ecology, natural history, parasitology, distribution, and conservation of armadillos in Argentina.