Ilaria Pati is a biologist with a Ph.D. in genomics and proteomics and a master's degree in molecular virology. She is responsible for the haemovigilance and epidemiological surveillance sector of blood donors at the Italian National Blood Centre at the Italian National Institute of Health. Within the integrated surveillance system, she is part of the operational group for the surveillance of arbovirosis in Italy, established by the Ministry of Health. She is the author of numerous scientific publications in international journals and contributions to national and international conferences.