He obtained his DVM and Ph.D. degree at the University Complutense of Madrid and did postgraduate studies on animal immunology and virology at Cornell University, New York.
     He is a full professor of Animal Health at the Veterinary School of the University Complutense of Madrid, Spain, and the Director of the OIE Reference laboratory for African swine fever.
     He has more than 200 scientific publications in international high-impact journals and is the author of several chapters in international prestigious books and Director of 29Ph.D thesis and PI of more of 100 international competitive research project.
     His scientific interest is focuses on the study of epidemiology,preventive medicine and control of infectious animal diseases, developing new diagnostic techniques andvaccines and new strategies for their control. More of 40 year of experience on African swine fever (ASF) research and eradication in different ASF scenarios and important contributions on its molecular and serological diagnosis, epidemiological models for prevention and spread and control measure.
     He was awarded with the Medal of Merit of the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) as an international recognition to his outstanding services to global veterinary science (Paris, 5/24/2009).Doctor Honoris Causa for the University of Murcia in 2009. In 2013 was nominated as the George Poppensiek visiting professor on global animal health at Cornell University, NY and since September 2018 Adjunct Professor of the Veterinary Population Medicine Department of Minnesota University.