Overcoming Barriers: Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera's Journey in Climate Health Research

Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera

14.02.2025 – Environmental epidemiologist Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera discusses the challenges she faced as a young foreign woman in academia and her dedication to studying the health impacts of climate change.

In a recent video interview, Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera, an assistant professor at the University of Bern's Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, reflects on the obstacles she encountered early in her career. She emphasizes the importance of perseverance and passion in overcoming biases and advancing in the field. Her research focuses on understanding how climate change affects public health, particularly in urban settings. Vicedo Cabrera's work is crucial in developing strategies to mitigate the adverse health effects of a changing climate.