Dr Sofia Agelaki MD, PhD, is a professor of Medical Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete and works as a Medical Oncologist at University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete. She received her PhD from the School of Medicine, University of Crete and she conducted post-doctoral research at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Houston, TX, USA.

Dr Agelaki specializes in the treatment of lung cancer and thoracic malignancies. In her clinical practice she strives to match patients with the optimal treatments that are tailored to their specific cancer and individual needs. She is also involved in the conduct of a multitude of international and national multicenter clinical trials in lung and breast cancer both as principal investigator or as a sub- investigator.
Dr Agelaki dedicates significant effort in research, since she is a principal investigator at the Laboratory of Translational Oncology at the University of Crete. Her research interests focus on the evaluation of liquid biopsy components as a tool to improve patient risk stratification and disease monitoring in patients with cancer. Her research has generated many academic collaborations with major institutions in Greece and Europe. Dr Agelaki has published more than 160 articles in international peer reviewed journals and is solicited as reviewer for several scientific and medical journals. She presented more than 300 abstracts and was invited as a speaker or as a chairwoman in many Greek and International Scientific Meetings and conferences.

In addition to her teaching activities at the University of Crete, she was the director of the 6th Cycle of Studies of the educational program of the Hellenic Academy of Oncology (E.A.K.O) organized by the Hellenic Society of Medical Oncology (HeSMO). She is a member of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the Hellenic Lung Cancer Society (EL.E.KA.P.) and other scientific organizations.

She served as general secretary of the Board of Directors of HeSMO between 2017-21, and currently is the general secretary of the Hellenic Lung Cancer Society EL.E.KA.P.