Prof. Dr. Elena Élez, MD, PhD is a Medical Oncology consultant at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and senior investigator at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology. She also has a particular involvement in training and education, leading the young oncologists section at the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology and chairing the de VHIO educational program. She is also involved in international collaborative projects, focused on translational research in colorectal cancer in areas such as liquid biopsy and the microbiome, among others.