Dr. Adela Chiriță-Emandi, MD, PhD Adela Chiriță-Emandi is a Professor of Medical Genetics at the "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania, and a Senior Consultant in Medical Genetics, the coordinator of the Timis Regional Center of Medical Genetics in "Louis Turcanu" Children's Hospital Timisoara. Her career bridges academic research and specialized clinical practice, with a focus on integrating genomic data into the management of rare diseases. With a decade of experience in cardiogenomics, she provides expert genetic testing, clinical evaluation, and multidisciplinary diagnosis for patients with rare cardiovascular conditions. Her commitment to international collaboration is reflected in her active roles within the European Reference Networks, including ERN-ITHACA and ERN-EYE. As a Habilitated Doctor, her research interests encompass genomic medicine in rare diseases, pediatric obesity, and nutrigenomics fields in which she has led numerous projects and published extensively in prestigious international journals.