Elianne Piloto-Sardiñas is a researcher at the Tick and Tick-Borne Disease Laboratory, National Center for Animal and Plant Health (CENSA), Cuba, and a member of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. She holds a B.Sc. in Microbiology (University of Havana, 2017, with honors) and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. Her background is in microbiology, with research focused on the ecology of tick-associated microbial communities and the interactions at pathogen–pathogen and pathogen–microbiome interfaces. Her work explores how microbial interactions shape tick physiology and vector competence, aiming to develop innovative strategies for the control of tick-borne diseases. She has published in leading journals such as Molecular Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, and Trends in Parasitology. Her contributions include the use of biological network-based approaches to study microbial interactions within ticks considering the vector as an ecosystem. She has presented her research at international and national conferences, receiving multiple awards, including the 2024 Cuban Academy of Sciences Award for her work on the interaction between Rhipicephalus microplus and Anaplasma marginale. She serves as a peer reviewer for international journals and is a member of the Latin American Society of Acarology.