Felipe Colón-gonzález
Technology Lead at Wellcome Trust
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolFelipe Colón-gonzález is a Technology Lead at the Wellcome Trust who translates strategic vision into trustworthy digital innovation at the intersection of climate and health, with over a decade driving policy-relevant epidemic intelligence and global public health impact. He blends academic rigour—holding a PhD in Environmental Sciences—with hands-on program leadership across institutions like LSHTM, UEA and the Abdus Salam ICTP to build climate-informed predictive systems and early outbreak detection tools. Known for systems thinking and coalition-building, he frames data and digital tools as public goods while advocating for equitable access in low- and middle-income settings. His career began in clinical veterinary practice, giving him practical One Health insight that informs pragmatic, multidisciplinary solutions.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Sciences (Climate & Health), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Sciences (Climate & Health) at University of East Anglia
Spanish, English, Italian
Github Skills (9)
probabilistic5
forecasting3
polygons2
data-sharing1
python1
gis1
geospatial1
geojson1
grids1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
FelipeJColon/AlgorithmComparison
Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:24 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
FelipeJColon/paper_dengue_superensemble
May 2020 - May 2021
Repository for the paper "Probabilistic seasonal dengue forecasting in Vietnam using superensembles"
Contributions:1 release, 8 commits, 2 PRs in 11 months
forecastingseasonaldengueprobabilisticvietnam
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