Prof. Dr. Carlos Robello obtained his PhD at the University of Granada, Spain (Instituto López Neyra de Parasitología y Biomedicina, CSIC), working on the molecular biology and pharmacology of trypanosomatids. In Uruguay, he is now a Full Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Medicine, Montevideo, and Head of the Laboratory of Host-Pathogens Interactions at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo. His work is focused on the molecular biology and genomics of trypanosomatids and their interaction with host cells. His lab has significantly contributed to the genomic organization and epigenetics of T. cruzi and the study of transcriptional changes during infection, both in parasites and host cells. His group has also characterized virulence factors in trypanosomes relevant to infection and persistence.