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Rojelio Mejia - 2026 Passion in Science Award Winner

2026 Passion in Science Award winner in the Humanitarian Duty category, Rojelio Mejia is a researcher from the School of Tropical Medicine in Houston discusses the prevalence of intestinal parasites affecting a significant portion of the global population. These parasites, while often overlooked, cause considerable health issues, including malnutrition and growth delays, particularly in children. He highlights the challenges of diagnosis using microscopy and shares insights on the development of a quantitative PCR method for better detection in the field. 

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