Dr. Martina Bergant Marušič received her PhD from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2006. She is now an associate professor at the University of Nova Gorica (UNG-LELS). Her main research interests include host–pathogen interactions in persistent viral infections that contribute to virus-related carcinogenesis and human papillomavirus (HPV) entry. She is the director of the PhD program in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology (UNG), which is conducted in close collaboration with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in Trieste, Italy. Her skills and expertise include human papillomavirus biology and oncogenicity, in vitro toxicity assessment and immune response evaluation.