Prof. Zoe Polizopoulou graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), in 1986 and subsequently completed an internship in the Clinic of Companion Animals, Department of Clinical Sciences, of the same institution. She received her Ph.D. degree in 1991. She was elected Lecturer and assigned to the Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Clinical Studies in 1999, promoted to Assistant Professor in 2003, Associate Professor in 2010 and Full Professor in 2015. Z. Polizopoulou was appointed as Director of the Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences A.U.Th, in February 2016, and onwards. She was accepted as Charter Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP) in 2001 and served as vice president (2014-2016), president (2017-2019) and past president (2020-2022) of ECVCP. In 2019, she was elected and served as vice president (2019-2020) and president (2021-2023) of the EBVS. Currently, she is the Senior Vice President of the same organisation (EBVS).