Dania Vázquez-Blomquist graduated at the Faculty of Biology, Havana University in 1994 as Bachelor in Biochemistry; employeed at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), PhD grade (in Biological Sciences) in 2003 and Titular Researcher since 2013. Projects: AIDS Vaccine Project (1994-2006); Pharmacogenomic Group (2007-2022); Supervision in Molecular Biology Lab for SAR-CoV-2 diagnostic (2020-2021). Trainings: Recombinant Poxvirus generation and Immune response measuring (1998 &1999-2000 Institute for Animal Health/Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research, Compton, UK). Awards: Chevening Scholarship from British Council (07/1999-01/2000, UK), Mention for PhD Thesis in the Health Annual Contest (2003, Cuba), ICRETT Fellowship by UICC (2014, ErasmusMC, The Netherlands), order Carlos J Finlay (for scientific merits and contributions) in 2021; Academy of Cuban Science Awards (1 Principal Author, 7 coauthors). Publications: 17 (AIDS Project), 17 (Pharmacogenomic Group), 7 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), 4 Patent Applications. > 50 posters or conferences in National and International events and Workshops. Experience as a professor in pre-grade and post-grade at Faculty of Biology (Havana University); University of Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Master in Sciences courses at CIGB; Master and PhD courses at Faculty of Biology; Member of the National Tribunal for Molecular&Cellular Biology PhD; Journals reviewer. Languages: Spanish, English, French.