Domenica Lorusso, MD, PhD, is associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli in Rome. She obtained her medical degree from the Catholic University of Rome in 1995 and her PhD in obstetrics and gynaecology from the University of Parma in 2003. Dr Lorusso has been involved in gynaecological oncology research for more than 25 years and has conducted or participated in approximately 200 phase I-IV clinical trials in gynaecological malignancies. At present she is Principal Investigators of more than 60 studies. Dr Lorusso is responsible of the Clinical Trials Committee of the MITO (Multicentre Italian Trials in Ovarian Cancer and Gynaecological Malignancies) Group, which includes more than 150 Italian centres involved in gynaecological oncology research. She is member of Board of Directors of Gynaecological Cancer Intergroup including 23 international research groups involved into the promotion and conduction of high quality clinical trials to improve outcomes for women with gynaecological cancers. Dr Lorusso is also active member of ENGOT (European Network of Gynaecological Oncological Trial groups) an international organisation which coordinates and promotes clinical trials within Europe for patients with gynaecological cancers where she chiars the Gynecological cancer Accademy. She has also co-authored about 300 international oncology publications. She is author of national and international guidelines on treatment of ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancer. Dr Lorusso’s key goals are to promote clinical research, international trial collaborations and educations.