Dr Gregorio Iraola holds a biology degree from the Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and completed his master’s in the field of bioinformatics at the Institut Pasteur Montevideo (Uruguay) before obtaining his Ph.D. focused on computational microbiology at the same institution. There, he then worked as an associate researcher to the Bioinformatics Unit before creating and becoming the Head of the Microbial Genomics Laboratory. He was also appointed as International Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute (UK) and Adjunct International Professor at the Universidad Mayor (Chile). His research focused on understanding and combating bacterial infections and AMR from a one-health perspective, integrating the human microbiome to its surroundings. He has published over 50 original articles in peer-reviewed journals, spoken in several international conferences and workshops. He is part of the International Human Microbiome Coordination and Support Action and the MetaSUB International Consortium. Currently, he is cofonder and CEO of Kinzbio, a biotech startup developing preventives and therapeutics to antibiotic-resistant bacteria using an innovative technology platform based on the biology of jumbo phages.