Affiliation: University of Caldas; Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology of Colombia

Edwin David Morales Álvarez is a chemist with an MSc in Biomedical Sciences (Biochemistry) and a PhD in biological sciences (molecular biotechnology). He is an experienced researcher and professor at Colombian higher education institutions, with nearly 20 years of expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology, and biotechnology. His work centers on genetic engineering approaches for the production of recombinant proteins for biotechnological applications, as well as the development and implementation of molecular diagnostic protocols.

He currently leads the Theoretical Chemistry and Bioinformatics Research Group (QTB; MinCiencias Category A) and serves as sub-leader of the Genetics, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Management Research Group (GEBIOME; MinCiencias Category A1) at the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Caldas. He previously served for nearly three years as scientific director of the Departmental Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory of Caldas, overseeing pathogen detection for public health, genomic surveillance, and studies of vaccine efficacy and immunogenicity. He is currently head of the Biotechnology Division at BIOS.