I obtained my degree in 2018, and during the 2017/2018 academic year, I received a Departmental Collaboration Grant, which allowed me to take my first steps in research. Thanks to the award of a University Teaching Training Grant (FPU), I was able to pursue my PhD between 2018 and 2024 at UCM, titled "New perspectives in the study of major emerging diseases in cetaceans: Advances in the Knowledge of Herpesvirus, Morbillivirus, and Brucella", earning the highest distinction, cum laude. During my PhD, I conducted my research in collaboration with Fundación Oceanogràfic, a highly prestigious institution in the field of marine health, due to its extensive expertise in marine animal conservation and veterinary science. Additionally, thanks to the FPU mobility grants, I completed a pre-doctoral research stay at the Centro di Referenza Nazionale per le Indagini Diagnostiche sui Mammiferi marini spiaggiati (C.Re.Di.Ma.) in Italy, a collaborating institution of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) in marine mammal health. During my PhD, I specialized in the study of infectious diseases in marine mammals, which allowed me to present numerous communications at national and international conferences. In 2023, I obtained a position as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Animal Health at the UCM Veterinary Faculty, allowing me to continue my research and teaching work.