Jorge Luis Fuentes Lorenzo is a microbiologist with a master's in plant biology and a minor in plant biotechnology) from the University of Havana (Cuba), and he has a Ph.D. in agricultural sciences (molecular genetics of plants) from the Agrarian University of Havana, Cuba. Dr. Fuentes began his career in 1991 at the Center for Technological Applications and Nuclear Development (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba, where he worked until the end of 2005. At that institution, he developed his research in the areas of radioprotection and mutagenesis and was Head of the Department of Radiobiology at CEADEN between 2001 and 2005. The research carried out by Dr. Fuentes at this institution was mostly supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and his work was awarded by the Agency of Nuclear Energy and by the Academy of Sciences of Cuba. Currently, Dr. Fuentes is a full-time professor and senior researcher at the School of Biology of the Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, where he is the leader of the Microbiology and Genetics Research Group (COL0083849). Dr. Fuentes is a member of the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences. He has extensive research experience (participation in 29 projects) in the areas of biotechnology, microbiology, mutagenesis and rhotoprotection (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-0554). He has published 69 scientific papers, presented 73 works in scientific events, and directed 62 degree theses.