Maria Picchio is currently an Associate Professor of Nuclear Medicine at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University; the Head of the Molecular Imaging Unit, Clinical Research Unit of the Experimental Imaging Centre, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; an Associate Senior Researcher, at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IBFM-CNR); an Adjunct Professor in Nuclear Medicine Specialty School, University of Milano-Bicocca; Representative for San Raffaele Scientific Institute of “Imaging and Tracing” task group for A-IATRIS (Italian Advanced Translational Research Infrastructure). Editorial Board Member of several international journals; Author of 169 international peer-reviewed papers (h-index: 44, source Scopus) and 11 book chapters. Eight scientific awards. Invited speaker/chairman at several international meetings; responsible for several peer-reviewed funded research grants.