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Fellowship Program

Fellowship Program

Supporting the next generation of climate and urban health researchers

In 2024, SALURBAL-Climate launched a two-year Fellowship Program for researchers and staff members of underrepresented groups in research (Black or Indigenous persons, first-generation college graduates, persons from underrepresented geographic areas). The fellowship program provides supplemental funding to support junior researchers from diverse backgrounds that are working at the intersection of climate change, urban environments, and health.

The program aims to strengthen a diverse pipeline of researchers committed to careers in climate change and urban health research across Latin America.

As of 2026, SALURBAL-Climate has awarded nine fellowships to investigators from Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.

Giovanna Valentino with Dr. Ana Diez Roux
Giovanna Valentino, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2025–2027) from the Universidad de Chile, with Dr. Ana Diez Roux, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PI.
Cheng-Kai Hsu with Dr. Ana Diez Roux
Cheng-Kai Hsu, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2025–2027), from the University of California, Berkeley, with Dr. Ana Diez Roux, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PI.
Penélope Brou with Dr. Ana Diez Roux
Penélope Brou, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2025–2027), from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, with Dr. Ana Diez Roux, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PI.
Laura Orlando with Dr. Ana Diez Roux
Laura Orlando, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2025–2027) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with Dr. Ana Diez Roux, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PI.
Daniela Da Costa with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento
Daniela Da Costa, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2024–2026) from the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PIs.
Celia Jiménez with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento
Celia Jiménez, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2024–2026) from the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP), with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PIs.
Ignacio Yannone with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento
Ignacio Yannone, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2024–2026) from the Instituto de Salud Colectiva (ISCo) of the National University of Lanús (UNLa) in Argentina, with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PIs.
Leonardo Palencia with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento
Leonardo Palencia, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2024–2026) from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, with Dr. Ana Diez Roux and Dr. Olga Lucía Sarmiento, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PIs.
Tamara Arratia with Dr. Ana Diez Roux
Tamara Arratia, SALURBAL-Climate Fellow (2024–2026) from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with Dr. Ana Diez Roux, SALURBAL-Climate Co-PI.

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