Roberta Saleri is an Associate Professor at the Department of Veterinary Sciences of Parma University. She earned her degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Domestic Animal Endocrinology at Parma University-Intitute of Veterinary Physiology in 1997. Her research interests include the endocrinology of domestic animals, the somatotropic axis and immune system, and the endocrine function of adipose tissue.