Zoi Dorothea Pana is an assistant professor at the Medical School of the European University Cyprus; deputy director of the EUC MEDIC Research Unit; scholar fellow of the HEIC Department, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA; and scientific advisor of the minister of health, COVID-19 National Consultant Committee, Ministry of Health Cyprus. Zoi Dorothea is a specialist in pediatrics with scholar fellowship training in hospital epidemiology, infection control and prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship at the HEIC Department, Johns Hopkins Hospital. She holds two MSc degrees, one in medical research methodology and statistics (AUTH, GR), and one in nanotechnology, nanosciences, and innovative medicine (AUTH, GR). She holds a PhD in infectious diseases in immunocompromised children (AUTH, GR), and she has received two prestigious awards (the Daikos and ESPID awards), including the 2017 European Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Award. Since 2007, she has participated as a study coordinator in several European and international clinical studies with emphasis on vulnerable pediatric groups (neonates, children with leukemia) and she is currently member of the ECIL8, ESPID, PENTA, and ECMM European Guidelines Team. She has been a member of several scientific committees and networks (FECMM, PENTA, ESPID, and EPMyN) and is a junior member of the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Scientific Affairs and Awards Committee