Dr. Andrés Ceballos-Garzón is a medical microbiologist with dual doctorates in Mycology and Biology & Health. He completed postdoctoral training in molecular epidemiology at Université Clermont Auvergne and medical mycology at Université de Nantes, France. His research focuses on pathogenic fungi, particularly Candida species, and on understanding fungal resistance mechanisms. He is currently a professor at the School of Medicine, Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia. Previously, he headed the medical mycology laboratory at BIOASTER in Lyon, France, working on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches against fungal infections. He has received the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship and several doctoral training scholarships. Dr. Ceballos-Garzón collaborates with research institutions globally and is a member of the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), where he serves on the committee that develops broth dilution documents for yeasts (M27) and moulds (M38). He is also a member of the ISHAM and Colombian Association of Infectious Diseases.