Carlos García Estrada received his PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of León in 2003 and has been affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of León as Associate Professor since 2022. For nearly 20 years, he devoted his research to fungal secondary metabolism at the Instituto de Biotecnología de León (INBIOTEC). He is currently involved in academic and research activities at the University of León, collaborating in multidisciplinary projects and supporting undergraduate and postgraduate education. His current research topics mainly include drug discovery against intracellular parasites and development of in vitro 2D and 3D alternative models for drug discovery.