I have been working with sea turtles since late 2016 on both coasts of Costa Rica. I am currently a PhD student with the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP-CSIC) in Spain. I am studying the effects of global change on sea turtle nesting beaches. In particular, we are investigating topics related to nest predation triggered by urban growth, emerging fungal diseases, and coastal erosion in recent decades on nesting index beaches. In support of my PhD, I have been awarded the Jim Spotila Fellowship by The Leatherback Trust in Costa Rica, where I am responsible for coordinating the project Impact of lights on nesting beaches and the predation of sea turtle nests by raccoons in the Las Baulas National Marine Park. In the future, I want to study the adaptation of sea turtles to global change through molecular tools, since I believe that very interesting information about the species, their life and adaptations are written in the genome and can help us even more to understand these wonderful creatures.