Ioana Berindan-Neagoe is an experienced Professor of Immunology and Medical Biotechnology and has extensive management experience as Director of three research centers in the field of oncology and translational medicine. Ioana is a Fulbright Fellow at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and Visiting Professor at the same institution. Ioana has completed entrepreneurial activity within the university and has a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Ioana is skilled in oncology, immunology, drug discovery, translational medicine, molecular biology including NGS, microarray, CRISPR, qRT-PCR, animal models, and analytical skills. Ioana completed a Ph.D. focused on immunology, molecular biology, cancer, and genomics from the school. Ioana's research interests are in cancer genomics, proteomics, and drug discovery, with more than 250 publications in the field. Ioana has excellent experience in building and managing research centers in translational medicine with focuses on cancer, drug discovery and drug repositioning, and cancer therapy.