Honor Society® member
Estefany Cotto Lopez
Summer Intern at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch in PR
- University of Florida
- One Health, Environmental Health, Public Health
- Class of 2023
- gainesville, Florida
Member since February 2022
About
From Puerto Rico.
B.S. in Microbiology and M.S. in Environmental Health, both from the University of Puerto Rico.
My interests revolve around emerging, re-emerging infectious diseases, vector-borne diseases, and zoonotic diseases.
Always willing to talk about books, Florence + The Machine, Animal Crossing, and Airbenders.
Certified Scuba Diver.
Education
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University of Florida
One Health
2021 – 2023
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University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Environmental Health
2013 – 2016
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University of Puerto Rico - Humacao Campus
microbiology
2008 – 2013
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My career goals are to gain a position that gives me the opportunity to do research and teach on areas such as Zoonotic Diseases Prevention and Zoonoses and the Animal-Human relationships.
- Graduate school interests
Emerging, re-emerging infectious diseases, zoonotic and vector-borne diseases.
- Outside the classroom
Reading
Working out
Watching old movies
Playing video games
Gardening
Experience
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Summer Intern
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch in PR
May 2022 – Jul 2022
Volunteering
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Volunteer planting trees on the east coast of Puerto Rico.
Para la Naturaleza
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
Languages
- Spanish Advanced
- English (US) Advanced
- French (France) Beginner
