Mónica Suárez Rodríguez obtained her doctorate from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in 1993 and also obtained a Master’s Degree in Biotechnology at the Autonomous University of Madrid in 1994. Her post-doctoral research training was carried out at the Faculty of Medicine of the University from New York through a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Complutense University of Madrid and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There, she learned the bases of the molecular pathogenesis of Salmonella spp. in the laboratory of Dr. Jorge Galán for two years. Also, at the Department of Animal Health of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, she specialized in the molecular pathogenesis of Listeria spp. in the laboratory of Dr. J.A. Vázquez-Boland. In this group, Dr. Suárez was responsible for the cell biology research that was carried out and that was focused on understanding the contribution of the ActA protein of L. monocytogenes in the invasion of eukaryotic cells. She also spent two months at the German National Center for Biotechnology, at the Technical University of Brunswich, in Braunschweig under the supervision of Dr. Werner Goebel. Since 2002, she has been a Full Professor at the UCM, with three six-year terms of research and five five-year terms of teaching. She also directed the Molecular Pathogenesis group at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for seven years. Throughout her professional career, Dr. Saurez has received funding for seven projects funded through national calls as Principle Investigator, and collaborated in eight more projects. She directed six Doctoral Theses, three of them as the sole director. Dr. Suárez has published more than 50 articles in national and international journals, presented 90 communications at national and international conferences, and participated in more than 40 research projects. Her scientific interest has focused on studying the pathogenesis at the molecular level of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and viruses, such as those responsible for myxomatosis and hemorrhagic fever (RHDV). In addition, she initiated a line of research to study the biodiversity and antibiotic resistance of the intestinal microbiota of arthropods and humans, and another in the molecular characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from humans and animals. Currently, her main interest is International Cooperation and promoting science in developing countries.