Dr. Cécile Tremblay, is medical microbiologist and infectious diseases specialist at Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal. She is the Director of the Pfizer/Université de Montreal Chair on HIV translational research. She set up two pan-canadian cohorts to study the determinants of disease progression including premature aging phenotypes associated with HIV. Her research program also includes studying genetic viral evolution and its impact on viral entry and drug resistance as well as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. She has recently developed several research projects related to COVID-19. She has been a predominant figure in the media throughout the pandemic.