La Fundación Yanomami
La Fundación Yanomami es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) comprometida a apoyar al pueblo yanomami. Nuestro diverso equipo de expertos colabora para recaudar fondos y gestionar proyectos que brinden a las comunidades yanomami las herramientas, los recursos y la capacitación intercultural necesarios para proteger su forma de vida y preservar su tierra natal amazónica. Nuestro objetivo principal es proporcionar recursos y financiación para garantizar el éxito y la prosperidad continuos de las comunidades yanomami. Mantenemos un profundo respeto por su cultura y trabajamos en estrecha colaboración con los lÃderes yanomami y miembros de la comunidad para abordar sus desafÃos.
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President
Hortensia Caballero-Arias, PhD
Leadership Team
Our team brings decades of experience conducting expeditions, facilitating research with Yanomami communities, advancing cutting-edge laboratory science, and leading community outreach initiatives. Together, we unite scientific expertise with deep intercultural collaboration to advance health, knowledge, and self-determination.
Executive Director
David Ãyõpëwë Good, MSc
Research Director
Simone Renwick, PhD
Asesores
Grant Rogers, Licenciado en Letras
Director, director de información en Metis Capital Management LLC
Grant Rogers tiene una licenciatura en economÃa de la Universidad de Boston. Comenzó su carrera como banquero privado en Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company y participó en la comercialización de acciones para Julius Baer y CIC Securities para inversores institucionales. Fue Jefe de Ventas de la división de renta fija, derivados y divisas de CIC en ParÃs, Francia. Es el fundador y director ejecutivo de Metis Capital. Grant gestiona la cartera de inversiones del Fondo de Dotación Yanomami.
Serena Belsby
Director, escritor y productor
Serena Belsby obtuvo una licenciatura en EconomÃa de la Universidad de Texas y un MBA de la Texas Christian University. Escribió, dirigió y produjo su primer largometraje, The Merry Graingers. Desde entonces, su trabajo se ha exhibido en el Sundance Writers Lab y en el taller de escritores Plume et Pellicule, patrocinado por Dreamago en Sierre, Suiza. Lo que comenzó como un guión se ha convertido en una profunda conexión personal con los yanomami.
Britt RÃos-Ellis, PhD
Presidente, Universidad Estatal de California Stanislaus
La Dra. Rios-Ellis obtuvo una maestrÃa en Gestión de Salud y Fitness y un doctorado en Salud Comunitaria de la Universidad de Oregon, además de una certificación en Estudios de la Mujer. También completó el Programa del Instituto de Gestión y Liderazgo en Educación de la Universidad de Harvard y el Programa HERS para el Liderazgo de las Mujeres en la Educación Superior.
Asesores
Emma Allen-Vercoe, PhD
Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Guelph, Canada
Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Guelph, Canada
Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe began her career at the Central Veterinary Laboratories and the Centre for Applied and Microbiological Research in the UK. After postdoctoral work at the University of Calgary, she received a Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology to study how the human microbiota influences health. Now a professor at the University of Guelph, she co-founded NuBiyota to develop Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutics for disorders linked to gut microbial dysbiosis.
Andrew Balcof
Filmmaker
Andrew Balcof is a filmmaker and storyteller who creates emotionally resonant works highlighting voices often excluded from mainstream media. His projects Wayumi and Angels of Mercy explore identity, resilience, and belonging, offering audiences immersive experiences that persist long after they leave the theater.
Javier Carrera-Rubio, PhD
Anthropologist
Dr. Javier Carrera-Rubio earned his PhD in Anthropology from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Since 1990, he has worked among the Yanomami in the Upper Orinoco (Amazonas State), Venezuela, serving as anthropology advisor to the Yanomami association SUYAO (Shaponos Unidos Yanomami del Alto Orinoco), the Upper Orinoco Biosphere Reserve Project of the Venezuelan Ministry of Environment, and the Yanomami Health Plan of the Venezuelan Ministry of Health.
Larry Weiss, MD
Partner, Holobiont Medical Research Foundation
Dr. Larry Weiss is an experienced microbiome scientist and biotechnology executive with extensive expertise in research and development, FDA regulatory processes, and protein chemistry. He holds a BSc in Biochemistry from Cornell University and an MD from Stanford University School of Medicine, and he leads innovative efforts to translate microbiome science into medical and wellness applications.
Luciana Campos Paulino, PhD
Professor, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
Dr. Luciana Campos-Paulino earned her MSc in Biological Sciences and PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, followed by postdoctoral research at New York University. As a professor at the Federal University of ABC in São Paulo State, she investigates microbial communities associated with the human body, particularly those of the skin, and explores how built environments influence health.
Julianna Durack, PhD
Microbiologist | Executive Director, Holobiont Medical Research Foundation
Dr. Julia Durack is the Executive Director of the Holobiont Medical Research Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing microbiome research for human health. She earned her PhD in Food Microbiology and BSc in Biomedical Science (Honors) from the University of Tasmania, Australia, and completed postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Her work focuses on developing microbiome-centered products in the cosmeceutical and dietary supplement fields.