Edwin Chojolan is an MPH student in the Epidemiology/ Biostatistics department at UC Berkeley. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health and a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. His interest for infectious disease epidemiology stemmed from his experiences in the filed while participating in medical and dental brigades in the rural communities of Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, and Panama. Before his graduate studies, he worked as a Disease Intervention Specialist in LA County identifying, notifying, and referring patients for STI testing/ treatment. This summer, Edwin will be working with Professor Graham on a research project that will explore the relationship between having animals in the household and the risk of childhood diarrhea in the rural-agricultural communities of Quito, Ecuador. He hopes to exhaust the academic opportunities during his time at UC Berkeley and continue his educational path towards a PhD. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music and enjoying a nice In N Out Burger while enjoying a sunset.