Elvira Brunelli is an Associate Professor in Zoology at the Department of Biology, Ecology, and Earth Science, University of Calabria. She is author/co-author of more than 60 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, and she has more than 20 years of experience in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Responsible for undergraduate courses of Biology and Microscopy for Biology Degree and responsible for the initial teacher training in Primary Education Her research interests focus on the area of morphology and ultrastructure, protection of wildlife and nature conservation, and interdisciplinary research projects that require specific expertise on microscopy. Research Interests: diseases in animals especially in vertebrates; pollutant risk assessment; reproduction and development; innovative methods for eco-toxicology; in vivo models; use and development of molecular and morpho-functional approaches in toxicological studies; respiratory organs, their diseases and early stage of development and alterations; light, confocal and electron microscopy studies.