Dr. Víctor Hugo Aquino is a Full-Time Research Professor at the Institute of Health Sciences Research (IICS) of the National University of Asunción (UNA), Paraguay. His career began with a Biochemistry degree from UNA in 1990, followed by specialized training in Molecular Virology at Nagasaki University, Japan. He then pursued graduate studies in Brazil, earning his Master's and Ph.D. in Basic and Applied Immunology from the University of São Paulo (USP), where he also completed a postdoctoral fellowship. In 2005, after ranking first in a national public competitive examination, he joined USP's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, rising through the academic ranks to become Associate Professor of Virology—a position he held until 2022. Over 17 years, he taught graduate and undergraduate courses, supervised numerous research projects, and contributed to academic administration and community outreach. He then returned to Paraguay to take on his current role at UNA, leading research in human virology. His research encompasses molecular epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, antiviral drug discovery, and vaccine development. He has published over 60 scientific articles, with more than 1,300 citations and an h-index of 24 on Scopus. He serves as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Medical Virology.