I am Patricia C. Baré, PhD, a biochemist and virologist who graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, where I also earned my PhD for research on hepatitis C virus replication. I am an Independent Researcher at the Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Director of the Viral Infection Pathogenesis Laboratory at IMEX (CONICET–National Academy of Medicine), Head of the Virology Division, and Coordinator of the Molecular Biology Laboratory at IIHEMA, National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires. My research focuses on viral pathogenesis, immune responses, molecular diagnostics, and transfusion-transmitted infections, particularly dengue, hepatitis C, and HIV/HCV coinfection. I also investigate humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination. Since 2009, I have collaborated with the NIH Department of Transfusion Medicine and Nobel laureate Harvey J. Alter. My notable work includes studies on HCV persistence in blood cells, HIV/HCV coinfection in patients with hemophilia, dengue epidemiology and secondary infection, and immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination. I am a member of the Ethics Committee of the National Academy of Medicine institutes.