Margarita Romanenko, Research Associate, University of Minnesota, Surgery Department, Division of Basic and Translational Research. Education: 2002-2007 Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia, master’s degree in biology (cytology and genetics); 2007-2011 Ph.D. Thesis in Molecular Biology at Novosibirsk State University and SybEnzyme Ltd; 2011-2020 Postdoctoral researcher at Novosibirsk State University; 2020-present Researcher 5 at University of Minnesota, Surgery Department. Research interests: oncolytic adenoviruses, alternative adenovirus serotypes for gene therapy, genetic engineering, and the development of a pig model for adenoviral vectors studies. Member of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy.