From knowing the worst face of HIV up close to searching for the secret code of human immunity

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The fact that her uncle contracted HIV and died from the complications of the infection when she was still studying biology at university finally pushed Gemma Moncunill (Barcelona, 1981) to want to dedicate herself to the research of the immune system and infectious diseases. “I had always been fascinated by the complexity with which the body was capable of defending itself, or how vaccines could train defense cells”, recalls this researcher, with a generous smile and sparkling eyes.