Dr Justyna Kowalska is a Professor of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw and Senior Consultant at the HIV Out-Patient Clinic, Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Poland. She has completed her Ph.D. at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark on long-term effects and toxicity of HIV treatment. During more than twenty five years, she carried out numerous scientific projects and contributed to international research activities in the field of HIV. Her main research interests include understanding the impact of HIV infection on both individual and public health, with a special focus on women and marginalized populations. She is a member of EACS Governing Board (Eastern Europe), ESCMID Program Committee and the President of the Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe Network Group.