D’Elía holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of the Republic of Uruguay and a PhD in Biology from the University of Michigan, USA, and has an extensive academic background.
He is currently a Full Professor in the Faculty of Sciences at the Institute of Environmental and Evolutionary Sciences at the UACh, where he leads the research group in Systematics. His research focuses on the characterization of biodiversity at the genetic, specific, and phylogenetic levels, as well as exploring the processes involved in differentiation at these levels. He is also responsible for and curator of the Mammal Collection, a valuable source of data for the study of biodiversity.
