A veterinarian graduate from Universidad de Chile with a Ph.D. in "Ciencias Silvoagropecuarias y Veterinarias" (Ph.D. in Forestry, agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences). Gemma has been working with wildlife reservoirs for infectious diseases with a One Health approach, and currently is doing research on SARS-CoV-2 wildlife infections. Dr. Rojo is an assistant professor of veterinary zoology, ecology, and parasitology at Universidad de O'Higgins, San Fernando, Chile.