Elza Juliana Coral Casas has been associated with the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana since 2007 and is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosciences. She teaches in the undergraduate Medicine program and in the Postgraduate Neurology program, with an emphasis on research in vascular neurology and cerebrovascular disease. She has developed various research projects in vascular neurology. She has been a leader of the Neurology research group with an emphasis on cerebrovascular disease. She has also served as a consultant for the Ministry of Health and as an advisor to the Cerebrovascular Disease Committee of the Colombian Association of Neurology. The main research interests of the professor include Neurology with an emphasis on cerebrovascular disease, as well as teaching in the area of ​​Neurosciences to undergraduate students. The professor has published over the years a considerable number of original articles in international peer-reviewed journals of great reputation. He is currently an active member of the Cerebrovascular Disease interest group of the Colombian Neurology Association.