Gilberto Antonio Benítez Rodas received his Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, with a specialization in Biology, from the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of the National University of Asunción, in 2002. He subsequently completed postgraduate training in Microbiology and Parasitology at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Parasitology from the same university in 2013. His doctoral research focused on the analysis and mathematical modelling of Escherichia coli inactivation in wastewater. He joined the Multidisciplinary Center for Technological Research of the National University of Asunción (CEMIT-DGICT-UNA) as a professional intern in the Hydrobiology Laboratory in 2003. He has worked as a Full-Time Teaching Researcher since 2020. He is an Assistant Professor of Bioremediation at the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences. He is currently classified as a Level I researcher in Paraguay’s National System of Researchers. His research topics mainly include environmental microbiology, environmental biotechnology, freshwater microbiology, wastewater treatment, cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins, and antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environments.