This scientist is searching for a vaccine to the world’s second-most devastating parasite:
Ruiz, a first-generation American with parents from Colombia and Guatemala, says her work is unique because it looks to find a vaccine to both the water buffalo and human hosts.
Ruiz says she became increasingly interested in molecular parasitology after realizing that many parasitic diseases are zoonotic, or able to infect both animals and humans Ruiz says a quote from Dr. Abhay Bang's keynote speech at the 2019 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Meeting really resonated with her.
"The pandemic has brought to light the importance of surveilling zoonotic disease transmission and I am quite fortunate that I am able to be wholly invested in this work as part of my research," she said.
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