Laura Menotti is an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Cellular Biology and Physiology (Molecular Virology) at the University of Bologna in 1999. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bologna from 1999 to 2002, an Assistant Professor (Ricercatore Universitario) from 2002 to 2022, and an Associate Professor since 2022. Her research keywords are herpes simplex virus (HSV), viral glycoproteins, virus receptors, virus entry, viral tropism, cell fusion, virus engineering, oncolytic virus, virus retargeting, virus detargeting, oncolytic virotherapy, and oncolytic immunovirotherapy.