Elsa graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the National University of Colombia in 1993 and from the Master of Science – Microbiology from the same university in 2005.

She was linked to the Bioinformatics and Molecular Epidemiology research groups of the Institute of Biotechnology of the National University of Colombia, in research projects and participated in the elaboration of scientific publications and research dissemination in scientific events. She edited texts translated from English to Spanish in the areas of Spanish, mathematics and science for Spanish-speaking elementary and high school students.

Currently, Elsa is the Patent Prosecution Coordinator at OlarteMoure, supporting the management of the Patent Department and technical associates in matters related to the prosecution of patent applications in Colombia and countries in Latin America, the United States and Europe. She has more than eight years of experience in patent drafting and prosecution in the areas of chemistry, pharmacy and life sciences.