Dr. Ștefan Strilciuc is the Director of the Department of Genomics at the Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy. As an Associate Research Professor, his work lies at the intersection of public health and medicine. He has been involved in over 50 interventional and observational clinical trials and studies, including economic evaluation in health. Strilciuc is also an advisor to the Romanian Health Minister and has served as an international expert for central healthcare institutions such as the National Health Insurance House, actively contributing to healthcare reform and management of an annual health budget of over €10 billion. As a member of the Romanian Health Observatory, he has also contributed to designing and disseminating original research reports and advocacy plans for patients in Eastern Europe.