He has been a member of the Vector Research Laboratory (LIVE, CIET) since 2015, participating in projects related to medical entomology and infectious diseases. Since 2018, he has served as a faculty member in the Medical Entomology section of the School of Microbiology at the University of Costa Rica (UCR).
His research focuses on the study of medically significant arthropods and their associated pathogens, including mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. He has participated in projects involving mosquito-borne viruses and bacteria of the genus Rickettsia associated with ticks and fleas. His training and expertise include the collection and identification of arthropods in the field, their morphological and molecular characterization, and pathogen detection, as well as the chemical, ecological, and behavioral study of insects. Additionally, he has extensive experience in advanced microscopy techniques, including fluorescence, confocal, and electron microscopy. He is the author of multiple scientific publications in international journals, covering both medically relevant arthropods and other insect groups.