
Leadership
SALURBAL-Climate is the primary initiative of SALURBAL. The SALURBAL network is coordinated by two Co-Principal Investigators and an Executive Committee, with representation from all SALURBAL partner institutions.
For a list of all SALURBAL-Climate core team members and affiliates, please visit our team and partners page.
SALURBAL-Climate
Co-Principal Investigators

Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH
Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University
USA

Olga Lucía Sarmiento, MD, PhD, MPH
Universidad de Los Andes
Colombia
SALURBAL-Climate
Executive Committee
An Executive Committee composed of co-Principal Investigators representing each SALURBAL-Climate institutional partner meets monthly.
SALURBAL's activities are also guided by our Independent Research Steering Group and Policy and Community Advisory Board.

Andrés Trotta, MD, PhD
Universidad Nacional de Lanús
Argentina

Nelson Gouveia, MD, PhD, MSc
University of São Paulo
Brazil

Waleska Caiaffa, MD, PhD, MPH
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Brazil

Tania Alfaro, MD, PhD, MPH
Universidad de Chile
Chile

Alejandra Vives, MD, PhD, MPH
Pontificia Universidad Católica de
Chile

Fernanda Kroker, PhD
Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama (INCAP)
Guatemala

Nancy López Olmedo, PhD
Instituto de Salud Pública (INSP)
México

Gabriel Carrasco Escobar, PhD, MSc
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Perú

Daniel Rodríguez, PhD, MSc
University of California, Berkeley
USA

Andrés Trotta, MD, PhD
Universidad Nacional de Lanús
Argentina

Nelson Gouveia, MD, PhD, MSc
University of São Paulo
Brazil

Waleska Caiaffa, MD, PhD, MPH
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Brazil

Tania Alfaro, MD, PhD, MPH
Universidad de Chile
Chile

Alejandra Vives, MD, PhD, MPH
Pontificia Universidad Católica de
Chile

Fernanda Kroker, PhD
Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama (INCAP)
Guatemala

Nancy López Olmedo, PhD
Instituto de Salud Pública (INSP)
México

Gabriel Carrasco Escobar, PhD, MSc
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Perú

Daniel Rodríguez, PhD, MSc
University of California, Berkeley
USA
SALURBAL-Climate
Aim and Core Co-Leads
Aim 1, Data and Methods Core (DMC) co-leads:

Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH
Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University, USA

Usama Bilal, MD, PhD, MSc
Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University, USA
Climate and Environment Core (CEC) co-leads:

Nelson Gouveia, MD, PhD, MSc
University of São Paulo, Brazil

Daniel Rodríguez, PhD, MSc
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Aim 2, co-leads:

Olga Lucía Sarmiento, MD, PhD, MPH
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

Tonatiuh Barrientos, MD, PhD, MSc
Instituto de Salud Pública (INSP), México
Aim 3, Capacity Strengthening Core co-leads:

Fernanda Kroker, PhD
Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama (INCAP), Guatemala

Nancy López Olmedo, PhD
Instituto de Salud Pública (INSP), México
Aim 4, Policy Core co-leads:

Olga Lucía Sarmiento, MD, PhD, MPH
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

Waleska Caiaffa, MD, PhD, MPH
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Senior Project Manager

Fer Cruz, MPH
Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University, USA
Learn more about our project aims and coordination here