Talks

AfroColombian of the Year (Fall 2022)

I was named "Afro-Colombian" of the Year by the oldest newspaper in Colombia and Fundacion Color de Colombia. I gave a brief speech, in Spanish. You can check out the whole event in the following Link

PRE-ICFES pa’l Barrio (Fall 2021)

I help put together a fraction of the slides and discussion + recording on Biology, particularly focused on how to understand phylogenetic trees. In Spanish. Link

Devolver con Ciencia – que hace un Biologo (Fall 2021)

I have a brief talk to high schoolers on my career path, reseaech etc. In Spanish. Link

Marine Biology short podcast (Fall 2020)

I was interviewed very briefly by Dr. Katrina Mangin. I talk about some of my research and touch upon some general and personal advice on science and academia. Link

The Climate Pod (Feb 2020)

John and I discuss our climate change paper with folks at the Climate Pod. "...Then, we are joined by the University of Arizona's Dr. John J. Wiens and Cristian Román-Palacios, who recently published a study that made headlines for its analysis on the potential extinction crisis looming if warming temperatures continue. They explain the major drivers behind extinction patterns and where plant and animal most likely to occur." Link

Polyploidy Webinar (Aug 2020)

I presented my research on polyploidy at the Polyploidy webinar organized by Michael S. Barker (Checkout his website for more information and videos. Youtube video.