Dr. Fernando Martinez Estrada University of Surrey, UK

Dr. Fernando Martinez Estrada is a Senior Lecturer in Innate Immunology at the University of Surrey. Originally from Havana, Cuba, he undertook advanced training in molecular medicine and immunology in Italy, developing a strong foundation in disease-focused immunology. He currently holds an honorary affiliation with the University of Oxford, where... read morehis research established him as a leading macrophage pathobiologist. At Surrey, he leads modules in Clinical Immunology, Immunohaematology, and Immunology, and his teaching has positioned him as an established academic influencer in the field. Research in his laboratory focuses on fundamental mechanisms of immune regulation in disease, with particular emphasis on macrophage pathobiology, inflammatory programming, and immune-mediated tissue dysfunction within haematological and inflammatory contexts. His laboratory applies haematological, molecular, and systems-level approaches, integrated with pathology-informed analyses, to redefine paradigms in innate immunology and generate mechanistic frameworks relevant to immune-mediated diseases such as cancer, sepsis, and viral infections.