Dr. Isabella Ellinger is an associate professor at the Medical University of Vienna and a lecturer at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences. She completed her PhD with first-class honors at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Vienna, Austria) and holds a master’s degree in Food- and Biotechnology (`Diplom Ingenieur`) from the same university. Dr. Isabella Ellinger is a member of the IFPA (International Federation of Placenta Associations), WISIA (Women in Science—an interdisciplinary association) where she is one of the co-founders, and WNWmed (WissenschafterinnenNetzWerk Medizin). She has published over 70 papers in various journals, gaining more than 2000 citations. Her research interest mainly focuses on the uptake, traffic, and effects of maternal (macro-)molecules such as IgG, MeHg, iron, or apolipoproteins at the maternofetal interface (placenta) and the advancement of automated microscopy.