Ricardo Roque graduated in Medicine from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) in 2018. In his master’s defended a published thesis on the topic of the intraperitoneal spread of Ovarian Cancer. Nowadays, he is a Medical Oncology resident at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Coimbra, Portugal. During the past years, he has taken several national and international postgraduate courses in clinical and basic research, and most recently in clinical genetics. Nowadays he is a PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (FMUC), developing a translational research project in ovarian cancer as part of the Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory (at FMUC) and the Centre of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO) (Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), at FMUC).He has participated in multiple clinical research projects as main and co-investigator and as co-investigator in clinical trials. He has made several publications in journals, conferences, books, and other platforms. He maintains an academic activity as a co-supervisor and appointed jury of master’s thesis on the field of gynaecological oncology for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra.

Ilda Patrícia Ribeiro holds a degree in Genetics and Biotechnology, a Master’s in Molecular Genetics, and a Ph.D. in the field of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Her research interests focus on the molecular characterization of cancer, in order to identify prognosis and diagnosis biomarkers. She has dedicated much of her time to studying copy number alterations and methylation status of genes involved in carcinogenesis, especially in head and neck cancer. She has a position as a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra. Her teaching experience encompasses undergraduate and graduate courses and the scientific supervision of master’s and PhD students. In her published work, she has identified specific molecular signatures and potential biomarkers related to head and neck cancer.

Margarida Figueiredo-Dias is a Professor with Aggregation of Gynecology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (FMUC). She practices Gynecology with a sub-specialization in Breast Diseases, Hereditary Tumors, Cervico-Vulvar Pathology and Prevention of Gynecological Diseases. She is the author of the book Benign Breast Diseases, several chapters of national and foreign scientific books and more than 80 scientific articles. She is a researcher in multiple Scientific Research Projects, awarded Research Grants from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Foundation for Science and Technology, Luso-American Foundation for Development and Ministry of Health of the Government of Portugal.

Charlie Gourley graduated with Genetics and Medicine degrees from Glasgow University, UK, in 1991 and 1994, respectively. From 1998 to 2005, he trained in medical oncology at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre, UK, during which he was awarded a Ph.D. in ovarian cancer genetics from the University of Edinburgh and an NHS Education for Scotland Clinician Scientist Award. He was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology at the University of Edinburgh in 2005, Reader in Medical Oncology in 2011, and Professor of Medical Oncology (Personal Chair) in 2012. He received a Scottish Senior Clinical Fellowship Award in 2010. He became Director of the Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research in 2016, Clinical Director of the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Edinburgh Centre in 2019, and Clinical Director of the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre in 2022. He is a member of the CRUK Clinical Research Committee and the German Cancer Aid Scientific Review Committee. His clinical research focus is ovarian cancer clinical trials. His translational research focuses on the genomic characterisation of ovarian cancer in order to facilitate the discovery of biomarkers of ovarian cancer drug sensitivity and resistance.

Isabel Marques Carreira is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra. She published 132 papers with 2927 citations and an h-index of 30 (Scopus, December 2023). She has 8 book chapters, 197 abstracts published, organized/co-organized 72 scientific events (40 Congresses/Scientific Meetings/Workshops, 32 Post-graduate courses) and participated in more than 800 Scientific communications in Congresses/Scientific Meetings/Advanced Training Actions (~290 talks, 133 oral communications and more than 500 posters). She has received 12 awards and/or honours and participated in more than 50 academic juris. She does research in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Human Genetics.