Francisco Guardiola holds a PhD in biology in 2014 from University of Murcia (Spain). He is currently post-doc researcher at CIIMAR and his research interests focus on the study of the mucosal immune response and its involvement in the defense against infections in fish. Also he is focused on the search for new natural immunostimulants for fish (besides use of probiotics and prebiotics) and their effects on the immune response and disease resistance.