Laurenția Nicoleta Galeș graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Ovidius Constanta University in 1995. Since 2003, she has been an oncologist at the Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu Oncology Institute in Bucharest and an associate professor in the Oncology Department at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She is involved in clinical research and has been an investigator in more than 30 clinical trials. Her major points of interest are breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer and malignant melanoma. She is also involved in fundamental research projects funded by the Ministry of Research or other European projects on topics such as tumor stem cells, innovative therapies (boron neutron capture therapy), and medical education for screening of major cancers.