M. Rosario Rodicio is a Full Professor of Microbiology at the University of Oviedo, Spain. Her scientific work was performed at the University of Oviedo, the John Innes Institute of Norwich, England and the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. Her initial research focused on the development of techniques for genetic manipulation in Streptomyces species, and the characterization of bacteriophages and restriction-modification systems in different bacteria. As of 2002, she predominantly worked on pathogenic bacteria of clinical and agricultural interest, performing studies on molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial drug resistance, virulence, mobile genetic elements and bacterial genomics. She has participated in numerous research projects, published more than 100 articles in prestigious journals and directed 20 Doctoral Theses. In 2019, one of her publications received the prize for the best scientific publication in the field of antibiotic resistance, awarded by the PRAN (National Antibiotic Resistance Plan).