Francesca Mattioli, MD and Clinical Pharmacology Specialist, is Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Director of the Specialization School in Pharmacology and Clinical Toxicology (Class of Specialized Biomedical Clinical Services) at the School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy. She is Head Physician of S.S.D. Clinical Pharmacology, Galliera Hospital, Mura delle Cappuccine, 14, 16128, Genova, Italy. She is also Head of the Technical/Scientific Office of the Regional Ethics Committee of the Ligurian Region, Italy. Moreover, she is the author of more than one hundred original articles published in international peer-reviewed journals and of many short communications. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=34880495600