Team
Jerson Cuellar
Young Researcher
Young Researcher at CLIMAS Hub, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ). His work focuses on situational analysis for modeling and data accessibility regarding extreme weather events and their impact on public health.
Jerson Andrés is veterinarian graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2022) and current Master of Public Health student at Public Health Institute (PUJ). He holds a Diploma in Social Appropriation of Knowledge (2024) and additional training in technical writing, scientific publishing, digital marketing, cybersecurity, AI, and copywriting.
His professional background includes participating in interdisciplinary studies on the eco-epidemiology of infectious, zoonotic, and vector-borne diseases, addressing molecular and taxonomic aspects, as well as interactions with animals under the One Health approach. In the field of scientific management, he has experience in supporting and monitoring research projects, science communication, and providing technical-administrative assistance to Research Ethics Committees (REC) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC/CICUA), following standards of scientific integrity, bioethics, and research ethics.
Articles and news
Los efectos del cambio climático en la salud pública: un desafío bajo la lupa de investigadores javerianos
Un fenómeno natural cambió la historia de las islas San Andrés y Providencia, pues el paso de Huracán Iota en noviembre de 2020 arrasó con casi el 80% de su infraestructura, dejando a su paso...
CLIMAS HUB interview on the Bitácora program.
We were featured on the Bitácora program on the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana radio station, where we held a discussion where we expanded on the objective, thematic lines, and scope of the CLIMAS...
Gender Inequities in the Impact of Climate Change on Health: A Scoping Review
In the 21st century, climate change has emerged as a critical global public health challenge. Women experience the most severe impacts of climate change, intensifying pre-existing gender inequalities.




