Eugenia Corrales Aguilar | Centro de Investigación Enfermedades Tropicales

Researchers

Eugenia Corrales Aguilar

Research Areas

Research focuses on Arboviruses (Dengue, Zika, West nile, Chikungunya, and other alphaviruses): immunology, molecular epidemiology, natural reservoirs, and the interface between wildlife and arboviruses.
Neotropical Bats and Bat-borne viruses.

About research

Dr. Corrales-Aguilar is the Coordinator of the Virology in the Tropical Diseases Research Center (CIET). Prior experience regarding viral diseases such as herpesviruses and immune evasion, tropicalized herself after returning in 2010 to Costa Rica after her PhD and PostDocs. With vast experience on topics of vector-borne diseases, including dengue field surveys of wildlife such as bats, study of human immune response against arboviruses and molecular epidemiology of human dengue and other arboviruses isolates have been her main topics of interest. She is the coordinator of the ARBOred, which is a project that aims to support acquisition of funds for arbovirus research in Costa Rica. She is also a member of the 500 WomenScientists (500WS) hub of Costa Rica (www.500cientificascr.org).

Academic background

Degree: Microbiology and Clinical Chemistry Licenciature

University: University of Costa Rica

Country: Costa Rica

Year: 2001

Degree: Dr rer nat (PhD) in Biology with emphasis in Virology

University: Humboldt University

Country: Germany

Year: 2008

Degree: PostDoc in Immunology

University: Pompeu Fabra- IMIM University

Country: Spain