Prof. Dr. Luis Martinez-Sobrido obtained his B.S. in Biological Sciences from Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona (Spain). He was awarded his Ph.D. in Virology and Molecular Biology at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain). He undertook his post-doctoral training at Mound Sinai School of Medicine in New York (USA). In 2008, he was appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York (USA). Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York (USA) and an External Professor at the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan in Merida (Mexico). His research interests have been focused on the molecular biology, immunology, and pathogenesis of negative-stranded (Influenza viruses, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human Metapneumovirus, arenavirus, Thogoto virus, Ebola virus, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus) and positive-stranded (Dengue virus, SARS coronavirus, Mouse Hepatitis virus) RNA and DNA (vaccinia) viruses.