Team
Anita Villacis
Researcher
Her work focuses on Chagas disease prevention and control, vector biology, climate change impacts on Aedes aegypti, arboviruses, and Triatoma virus (TrV).
She holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from Ohio University (2019) and multiple postgraduate degrees in infectious disease biology and teaching technologies.
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.