Alena Gros

Dr. Alena Gros is an internationally recognized expert in cancer immunology and immunotherapy and currently serves as Principal Investigator of the Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Group at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) in Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Gros also leads translational research for the VHIO-BBVA Foundation’s Comprehensive Program of Cancer Immunotherapy & Immunology (CAIMI). Her research focuses on better understanding naturally occurring T cell responses to cancer and developing novel personalized cancer immunotherapies. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Miguel Servet I Fellowship Award and the CCR Federal Technology Transfer Award. Dr. Gros holds a Ph.D. from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and was a postdoctoral fellow and research fellow at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD.