I am a Master's student at UPRM specializing in ecological parasitology. Under Dr. Locke's guidance, I'm surveying multi-host parasitic flatworms in freshwater snails of Puerto Rico, using morphological and molecular analyses to understand their diversity and distribution. I'm passionate about hands-on research experience in ecology and freshwater sciences to complement my pursuit of a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I aim to contribute to understanding complex ecological systems and their interactions with parasites.