Dr. Marcela Solange Villaverde is an Independent Researcher at CONICET and a member of the Unidad de Transferencia Genética y Metabolismo Tumoral at the Instituto de Oncología Ángel H. Roffo (Buenos Aires, Argentina). A biochemist trained at the University of Buenos Aires, she earned her PhD in 2010 with highest distinction, working on non-viral IFN-β gene therapy under the mentorship of Dr. Liliana Finocchiaro. Her scientific career has been strongly oriented toward understanding tumor cell metabolic reprogramming. She leads research on the interplay between the Warburg effect, β-oxidation, mitochondrial function, and metabolic modulators in melanoma, glioblastoma, and epithelial cancers. Dr. Villaverde completed prestigious international training, including a Fulbright–CONICET Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Moores Cancer Center (UC San Diego) and research stays in France. She has published more than 30 scientific papers, 5 book chapters, and participates actively in national and international congresses including AACR. She also mentors multiple master’s and doctoral students, contributing to the development of new generations of cancer researchers.