Juan M García Lobo holds a PhD degree in Biological Science issued by the University of the Basque Country. After a postdoctoral formation in UCLA (Los Ángeles) and UMDNJ (Piscataway, New Jersey)  he was appointed as Microbiology  professor at the Medical School of the University of Cantabria. He is also a head of research group in the IBBTEC. His work was mainly focused in the mechanisms of mobility of antibiotic resistance genes in medically important bacteria and the pathogenicity of Brucella. Actually he is involved in the Preventive Conservation Altamira Cave, specifically in the assessment of biodeterioration risks.