MD, PhD, Professor, Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania, Faculty of Medicine. Senior Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Specialist in Epidemiology at Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Constanta. Director of research and development (2006–2010) at Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Constanta. At present, I am the Director of Research Department at Ovidius University, Constanta. In recent years, I have focused on the parasitological, tropical diseases, chronic hepatitis and HIV/AIDS research. At present, I am working with NCP Health Romania on the Horizon 2020 program. I am involved in many research projects and clinical trials and I have published numerous scientific articles (more than 100 papers and chapters in medical science journals and books). I am the president of the Romanian Association of Parasitology, Constanta, and I am a member of many scientific societies (EACS, IAS, BENA, Romanian Association of Infectious Diseases, Romanian Association of Study Liver, Romanian Society of Microbiology)