Anna Aiello was born in Sorrento (Italy) and on 1984 was graduated in Chemistry at the University of Naples Federico II ;in 1990 she obtained the title of PhD Pharmaceutical Science. In 2002 she was called by the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Naples to fill the role of Associate Professor in the Organic Chemistry group. From 1998 to 2022 she was in charge of numerous courses relating to the subject area CHIM06. She was elected Coordinator of the Degree in Pharmacy for the period 2014-20. She is a member of the Organizing Committee of the Postgraduate School of Chemical Risk Assessment and Management, and of the Board of the School of Medicine and Surgeryan. She was appointed by the Rector of University of Naples Delegate for Teaching for the three-year period 2021-2023. The research activity is documented by the ownership of two international patents, several publications in international journals with referees, and reviews. She has participated in numerous national and international conferences. The research activity carried out is part of the field of investigation of the chemistry of natural organic substances focuses on the chemical and pharmacological characterization of metabolites isolated from marine invertebrates with structural peculiarities and interesting pharmacological activities (histamine antagonist, neuroprotective, antitumor, antimalarial). Since 1996, he has undertaken a systematic study of the tunicates present in the Mediterranean area.