DR. SIMONE MORELLI, DVM, PhD student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Italy. Dr. Simone Morelli graduated with a DVM in 2017 and is currently a PhD Student in “Veterinary Medical Sciences, Public Health and Animal Welfare” at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Italy. From 2015 Dr. Morelli participated in International and National Research Projects focused on Vector Borne Diseases and extra-intestinal nematodes of cats and dogs. His current research areas are Vector Borne Diseases and extra-intestinal nematodes of dogs and cats, molecular biology, epidemiology, diagnosis and drug efficacy. From 2018 is member of the Italian Society of Parasitology (SOIPA). From 2020 is member of the Reviewer Board and associated Guest Editor for a peer-reviewed journal with impact factor. Dr. Morelli is (co-)author of 35 International/ National Scientific Publications/oral presentations and posters.