Milagros Zavaleta

Milagros Zavaleta Apestegui (born in Lima 1981) is a molecular biologist and entrepreneur , played an important role in the Covid-19 pandemic in Perú, developing a molecular diagnostic kit for COVID-19 (CavBio).

Biography Milagros Zavaleta Apestegui was born in 1981 in the city of Callao Bellavista, daughter of Pedro Zavaleta and Yolanda Apéstegui. , a company in which she assumed the positions of research director and general manager. From this position, she led the development of molecular diagnostic kits (CavBio) in collaboration with her team, formed by Luis Enrique Saravia Cahuana and his partner Aldo Flores Pérez .

She has experience in recombinant vaccine research and in the development of diagnostic and molecular typing methods for poultry diseases; and in cloning techniques, recombinant protein expression and recombinant vaccine design and evaluation .

Awards and recognitions

2020. MINSA recognizes the valuable contribution of researchers for the development of rapid molecular tests in the country with a diagnostic kit for Covid 2019 .

2022.The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima awards Diploma accrediting the award in the Science and Health category in recognition of the trajectory and experience in molecular biology, biotechnology and tropical diseases .

2023. She was recognized by the Commission of Women and Family of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, for her high human values that she was able to transmit in her scientific career as a biologist, contributing to the prevention of health and the fight against COVID-19, marking a milestone in the history of the country . 2023. She stands out as one of the 5 people in the book Guardianas de la salud: a book that narrates the valuable work of five women scientists that seeks to make visible the contribution of Peruvian women researchers in science