Dr. Simona Donina is a Leading Researcher at the Institute of Microbiology and Virology of Riga Stradiņš University and consulting physician at Riga East University Hospital. She is an oncologist and immunologist with expertise in melanoma, and her clinical and scientific interests are associated with tumor immunology, immunotherapy, cancer biomarkers, and autoimmunity in association with cancer. She is a representative of the Latvian Association of Immunologists in the European Federation of Immunology Societies.