Maria J. Buzón

Dr. Maria J. Buzon is the head of the Infectious Diseases Research Group at the Vall d´Hebron Research Institute (Barcelona, Spain). She obtained her Ph.D. in 2010 at IrsiCaixa and completed her postdoctoral training at the Ragon Institute, where she was promoted to Instructor in 2014. Since 2015, Dr. Buzon leads her current laboratory, which is focused on the characterization of the HIV reservoir in blood and tissues, and the design of new immunomodulatory strategies directed to reduce this reservoir. Besides, Dr. Buzon has been a recipient of several awards, including the “International Raising Talents 2016” award from the L´Oreal-Unesco For Women in Science Foundation.