Dr. Marcel-Alexandru Gaina currently works as a psychiatrist at the Socora Institute of Psychiatry in Iasi. He received his PhD in psychiatry from the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine III, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi. He worked as a professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa” Iași (1 February 2021–5 November 2024). He was awarded first prize during the World Congress of Psychiatry of 2020 Competition for the presentation “Standardization of Virtual Reality Research Designs in Psychiatry” and first prize during the 10–13 March 2021 World Congress of Psychiatry WPA Presentations Competition. He also works as a Member of the Editorial Board of World Psychiatry Early Career Psychiatrists, a Member of the World Psychiatry Early Career Psychiatrists Advisory Group, and an Associate Lecturer in the faculty of psychology of the "Petre Andrei" University. His main areas of research include virtual reality; anxiety; depression; pain; comorbid psychiatric disorders;  artificial intelligence; ethical frameworks; and addictions.