Professor Melero is Professor of Immunology at the Clinic of the University of Navarra and at the Center for Applied Medical Research of the University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. His current areas of research are focused on translational research with cell, gene and monoclonal antibody-mediated strategies for cancer immunotherapies. Dr. Melero has been awarded the BIAL Prize of Medicine, the Conde de Cartagena Award from the Royal Academy of Medicine, Doctor Durantez LAIR Foundation Award and a Cancer Research Institute research award. He has served on the advisory boards of Bristol Myers-Squibb, Roche-Genentech, AstraZeneca, Merck Serono and Boehringer Ingelheim.