Anne-Lise de Lastic, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Laboratory Hematology at the University of Patras, Greece. She earned her medical degree (2004) and PhD with distinction (2012) at Patras and qualified as a hematologist in 2014. Her experience includes postdoctoral research (2016–2025), leadership of the Thalassemia Unit at Agios Andreas General Hospital, Patras (2021–2025), and physician-scientist training at Temple University, USA. Her research bridges clinical hematology and translational immunology, focusing on dendritic cell antigen presentation, T-cell regulation and systemic inflammation. Selected publications address dendritic-cell-driven T-cell responses (Immunobiology, 2016), cellular vesicles (JPET, 2019), antiretroviral therapy and inflammation in HIV (Microorganisms, 2023), and antigenspecific T-cell tolerance in multiple sclerosis (IJMS, 2024). She belongs to the Hellenic Society of Hematology, Hellenic Cytometry Society, European Hematology Association and European Society for Clinical Cell Analysis. Her recognitions include an EFIS Travel Award (2015) and co-authorship of award-winning conference presentations in neuroimmunology (2015), hepatology (2022), nephrology (2023) and internal medicine (2024).