B.S. in Medical Technology from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus at Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

Certificate from the Duke University Summer Medical Mycology Course at Duke University, Durham, NC.

M.S. in Public Health from the Department of Parasitology and Laboratory Practice, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.

Certified Medical Technologist by the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Supervisor of the Mycology Reference Laboratory. Webmaster of fungusweb.utmb.edu. System Administrator.

I enjoy raising tropical fish and water plants. I am interested in, martial arts, computers and the internet.