Leona obtained her Mathematics and Statistical Science degree from the University of Bielefeld in Germany. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the German Aerospace Center, where she works at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Her research focuses on the association between environmental stressors and respiratory diseases, particularly COVID-19 and influenza. Leona plans to spend three months at Φ-lab to expand her knowledge of earth observation and machine learning and conduct a statistical analysis of the link between environmental stressors and Brazilian COVID-19 infections.
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