Dr. Camino Gestal is a tenured scientist at Intitute of Marine Reseach (IIM-CSIC) in Vigo, Spain (since 2007) and head of the research group Marine Pathobiology (IIM-CSIC) since 2016. She received her PhD in Biology with honors in 2000 in parasitology and pathology of marine moluscs. Dr. Gestal research trajectory was recognized by postdoctoral Marie-Curie EU fellow and MC Reintegration Grant, National Research Contracts “Parga Pondal” and “Ramón y Cajal” in the fields of pathology, functional immunology, and functional genomics in molluscs with aquaculture interest. Dr. Gestal research is focussed on the study of diseases, host-pathogen interactions, and welfare and health of marine mollusc with aquaculture interest (bivalves and cephalopods), as well as the study of the molecular basis of their immune competence capability.