Natalia Ortega is a pharmacist and has a master in Global Health, both by the University of Barcelona. Since April 2022 she is pursuing her PhD at the Bern Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern, Switzerland. Previously, she was the project manager of the Exposome Powered Tools for Healthy Living in Urban Settings (EXPANSE project) at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. She has conducted research on COVID19 and air pollution health effects. Her PhD focuses on dairy, inflammation and cognitive impairment.