Team
Gina Polo
General Coordinator
She holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2005-2010), an MSc (2011-2013) in Experimental Epidemiology Applied to Zoonoses from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a PhD (2013-2017) in Epidemiology with a focus on mathematical and spatial modeling of infectious diseases. She completed a doctoral internship at the Brockmann Lab – Research on Complex Systems at the Robert Koch Institute and Humboldt University of Berlin (2016-2017). Additionally, she specialized in machine learning (University of Washington, 2016).
Her postdoctoral research includes work at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM, Brazil, 2018-2019), applying machine learning techniques for drug discovery, and at the District Institute of Biotechnology and Innovation in Health (IDCBIS-Colombia/MinCiencias, 2021-2022), applying artificial intelligence techniques in umbilical cord cell-based therapies.
Articles and news
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.
CLIMAS, un hub regional para estudiar el impacto del cambio climático en la salud pública
El cambio climático, intensificado por las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero derivadas de actividades humanas –calentando el planeta–, no solo está alterando el entorno natural, sino que tiene efectos directos sobre la vida y el bienestar de las personas.