Dr. Beatriz Perdiguero is a Ph.D. researcher in the Poxvirus and Vaccine group. In 2004, she obtained her Ph.D. degree (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) in the field of vaccinia virus morphogenesis. In 1997, she graduated in Biology (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. In the last three years, she has been involved in the generation of more immunogenic and safer vaccine candidates against HIV using poxvirus strains.