Michel Tibayrenc, MD, PhD, is a Director of Research Emeritus at the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, with 45 years of expertise in the genetics and evolution of infectious diseases. He is the founder and editor-in-chief emeritus of the journal Infection, Genetics and Evolution, the editor-in-chief of the new journal Diseases: Biology, Genetics and Socioecology, and established the MEEGID international congresses, which he organized from 1996 to 2021.

With an H-index of 50, Dr. Tibayrenc has authored over 200 international papers and published 7 major scientific books. His notable works include Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, several volumes on human nature co-edited with Francisco J. Ayala, and Race and Racism: Biology, Ethics, Politics (CRC Press).

He is the co-founder and scientific adviser of the Bolivian Society Genetics. His career remains defined by a profound contribution to the evolutionary study of transmissible diseases.