Vanessa Vázquez Sánchez is a biology professor at Havana University and an auxiliary professor of biological anthropology at the Montané Anthropological Museum. She studies demography, human biology, ontogeny, nutrition, health, disease, growth, and development. At Havana University, she received a bachelor’s degree in biology, a master’s degree in anthropology, and a Ph.D. in biological science. She has been teaching since 2002.