Prof. Roberta Galuppi is an Associate professor at the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna. She obtained her Degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bologna University in 1988. Her Professional assignment involved the execution of bacteriological and parasitological analysis for several public local agencies from 1988 to 1991. She served as a Laboratory technician at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna from 1991 to 1997, and as a Researcher at the University of Bologna from 1997 to 2020. As of now, she has worked as an Associate professor at the University of Bologna since 2020. Her research lines are related to veterinary mycology; parasitology, and parasitic diseases of animals. She is a member of the organizing committee of the XVIII National Congress of the Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa) held in Ozzano Emilia (BO), and of the Scientific Committee and organizer of two conferences about bees and beekeeping organized by the Veterinary Italian Society for the Study of Unconventional Pets (SIVSANC).