In Argentina, New Biotech Tools Transform Health
Meet Daiana Capdevila, a biophysicist designing tools that are transforming public health in her home country of Argentina and beyond.
This Pew Latin American fellow studies how proteins help bacteria detect stress—and she’s using these insights to build portable, low-cost tests that examine the quality of drinking water, identify mosquito-borne illness, and more.
For 35 years, the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences has supported early-career researchers leading global innovation across health and medicine. Learn more and apply here.
