Cristina Casalou is a Research Scientist at the Charles Institute of Dermatology, University College Dublin. PhD (Honors), Molecular Biology, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Portugal, 2003; BSc., Biochemistry, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Portugal, 1996; Investigator at NOVA Medical School, Lisbon Portugal (2018-2020); Post-doctoral Research Scientist, CEDOC/NOVA Medical School and at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Portugal Over the last 20 years, she has researched basic and applied cancer biology, more recently focusing on skin cancers.