Bachelor in Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology, University Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 2003.
Postdoctoral scholar Institute National de la Rechcrche Agronomique, Dijon, France, 2003—2004, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 2004. Vice chair microbial ecology International Society Food Agricultural Environmental, Helsinki, Finland, since 2005.