I qualified in Veterinary Sciences in 1998 (DVM, University of Cordoba, Spain). PhD in Veterinary Sciences (2003). Thesis topic focused on understanding the role of cytokines in the damage of porcine lymphoid structures during acute forms of classical swine fever (CSF). “Extraordinary doctorate award” from Córdoba University in 2004. Position as junior researcher (2003-2005; University of Cordoba, Spain) participating in different projects on pathogenesis and diagnostic of African swine fever (ASF), CSF, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD). In 2006, I was awarded a 3-years fellowship for junior researchers (Juan de la Cierva program). I joined the Department of Animal Health (University Complutense of Madrid, Spain) participating in different European projects on ASF and bluetongue (BT). In 2008, I was awarded a 6-years fellowship for senior researchers (Ramón y Cajal “tenure track”). I joined the Department of Comparative Pathology (University of Córdoba, Spain), where I set up and led my own research group which was focused on studying the pathogenic and immunological mechanisms of pestivirus (CSF and BVD), asfarvirus (ASF) and orbivirus (BT). Between 2011 and 2014, I carried out a long stay at the Animal and Plant Health Agency-Weybridge (UK). I joined the Department of Virology where I was involved in different projects focused on studying immunological mechanisms induced by attenuated live vaccines against CSF virus as well as in projects focused on pathogenesis of Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome. In 2014, I joined the African swine fever group at the Pirbright Institute (UK). For more than 3 years, I participated in different projects focused on evaluating the potential use of naturally attenuated African swine fever strains and different deletion mutant strains as vaccine candidates against ASF virus. In 2017, I accepted a position at the Animal and Plant Health Agency-Weybridge (UK), where I joined the Pathology Department participating in different research projects focused on tuberculosis pathogenesis and TB vaccine development. I also contributed to set up new research lines focused on studying African swine fever pathogenesis in wild boar and new vaccine candidates against classical swine fever virus. In 2020, I joined Animal Health Research Center (CISA-INIA/CSIC, Madrid, Spain). I lead the Department of Pathology, participating in different projects focused on pathogenesis studies and development of new vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2, Rift valley fever virus, West Nile Virus, ASF and BT.