Born and raised in Asunción, Paraguay, Ms. Candia earned her baccalaureate degree in biochemistry at the National University in Asunción. She then worked for 11 years as a researcher with the Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, where she conducted and supervised laboratory investigations related to the molecular biology of tuberculosis, trypanosomiasis, rotavirus, and dengue. Her research emphasized the use of molecular methods (e.g., PCR, RFLP, MIRU, spoligotyping) to characterize the epidemiology of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases in Paraguay. Ms. Candia also maintained collaborative relationships with partner agencies (e.g., Paraguayan and other South American academic institutions, Paraguayan National Tuberculosis Program, and the Paraguayan Central Public Health Laboratory), published scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals in both Spanish and English, and presented findings in multi-lingual academic forums. In January 2008, she moved to the United Stated. Since May 2008 until September 2011, she has served continuously as an English-to-Spanish translator for the BABES Talking Newsletter, a monthly newsletter that provides linkage and support to HIV infected women living in the Puget Sound region. Ms. Candia has also served as an interpreter at the Seamar Community Health Centers in south Seattle. During January 2009 through October 2010, she completed the Translation and Interpretation Certificate Program at Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington. In April 2010, Ms. Candia joined the translation team of Quorum Review IRB, where she focused on the translation of consent forms and patient materials for pharmaceutical research projects. In 2011 Ms. Candia joined Big Fish Games where she translates and edits games. Ms. Candia also offers English-to-Spanish translation services through a sole proprietorship enterprise licensed in Washington State.