Dr. Manlio Tolomeo is a hematologist/oncologist and the medical director of the Regional AIDS Center at the University Hospital of Palermo. He is a member of the scientific board of the Interdepartmental Center for Research in Clinical Oncology (University of Palermo). Dr. Tolomeo received his M.D. and his Ph.D. in hematology and oncology at the University of Palermo. He is a co-founder and member of the executive board of a University spin-off for the research and production of natural molecules for the treatment of cancer. Current and previous research interests include anticancer agents, programmed cell death, HIV infection, and Leishmaniasis.