Dr. Micol Massimiani is currently a Researcher of BIO/17 Histology at the Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Italy. She obtained a PhD in Science and Biotechnology of Reproduction and Development in 2014. She was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, the University of Roma Tor Vergata, and also carried out research activities at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Dr. Massimiani has a broad background in reproductive and developmental biology and possesses expertise in the handling and culture of pre- and post-implantation embryos, the culture of stem cells, morphological, biochemical, histological, and molecular biology techniques. The main objective of her research is to examine the molecular mechanisms regulating implantation of the mammalian embryo and placental development.