Lina Maria Rendón Ramos

Lina Maria Rendón Ramos

E-mail: l-rendon@uniandes.edu.co

Office: A208

Ext. 3395

Academic training: Undergraduate - Microbiology, Universidad de los Andes.

In Colombia, the ability of the insect Rhodnius prolixus (main vector of Chagas' disease) to migrate from a sylvatic cycle to another domestic makes it difficult the vector control. For this reason, it is important, in addition to designing control strategies, to deepen in the knowledge about the epidemiology of the disease. The main objective of my thesis project is to evaluate the dynamics of the transmission cycles of Trypanosoma cruzi (causal agent of the disease) in different endemic areas of the department of Casanare. From the determination of the main species involved (reservoirs, vectors and genotypes of the parasite) in the study area using molecular techniques, it is intended to clarify a particular scenario of transmission.