Something special: my 26th birthday

It’s 7:17am. The national anthem of the USA is playing. I am in Charlotte, North Carolina. My parents are a few meters to my left. They’ve come here from two different continents (my father from Peru, my mother from Spain). Because today, 15th Nov 2025, it’s my 26th birthday. And in 3 minutes, I’m running […]

What is next after my PhD.

As explained in my last post, I have finished my PhD. My PhD thesis is now available online and Open Access here. I am delighted to say that on October 1st, 2025, I joined the Rohani Lab at the University of Georgia (UGA). I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate, studying the ecology and evolution of […]

WHAT A YEAR.

Since my last post, it’s been almost a year. Thus, this is a long one: 1. Finishing my PhD 2. Leaving Cambridge 3. Leaving the UK but becoming British 4. Becoming a digital nomad and travelling the world 5. Rediscovering my hometown 6. Final reflections on this year Finishing my PhD A while ago, I […]

My LAST Cambridge summer | Season 7 Finale

In this post, I look back at the last months of my 7th year in Cambridge. I make a huge announcement at the end!

The Last Lap | PhD Update

I am near the end of my third year as a PhD student…which means things are about to change. In this post, I’ll explain my rough plans to finish my PhD. A brief update The past few months have been steady work (and planning, which I’ll get to later). No fireworks, just enjoying the journey. […]

Spring recap 2024 | S7 Episode 5

It’s time again for an update: mostly personal but a bit of PhD too. I’ll pick it up from where I left it the last time: mid-March. The end of March was interesting. April’s highlight was a two-day trip to the Netherlands, just for fun (and meeting a friend from undergrad). Before this, my only […]

Lent Term 2024 Round-up | S7 Episode 4

My PhD is still going well, but this post is about personal updates. My 2024 started in Madrid. I tried to make the most of the warmth and sunlight there. For good reason. On my return to Cambridge in mid-January, I was met with negative temperatures and 4 p.m. sunsets. At the end of January, […]

Why I Choose a PhD in Infectious Disease Modelling

I get this question a lot. The short answer is that I chose to do a PhD in infectious disease modelling because I think research in that area can be incredibly useful for the world. The long answer is complicated. I have wanted to write about this for a long time. However, each time I […]

2023 Wrap-up | S7 Episode 3

Upcoming academic talk alert: In just over a month, I will present at the DSABNS Conference in Lisbon. The registration deadline is the 12th of January. At this time of the year, it feels like I should be doing a 2023 review. I won’t write a proper yearly review, mainly because I have already done […]

Fall 2023 Update | S7 Episode 2

Another (Michaelmas) term at Cambridge has already finished, so here is a summary. I’d be lying if I said I enjoy British autumn weather. With colder, wetter, darker days, I did my best to embrace a hygge lifestyle. Still, I got lucky and my birthday was a sunny day. I’m unsure what sounds scariest: being […]