Prof. Dr. Natasha Irrera enrolled in the degree course in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques at the University of Messina, and from 2005 to 2007, worked at the Hygiene, Molecular Biology, and Genetics Laboratories of the University Hospital “G. Martino” of Messina, where she focussed on clinical pathology, parasitology, microbiology, cytology, pathological anatomy, and pharmacology. In 2007, she graduated in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques from the University of Messina. Since May 2007 she has worked in the pharmacology laboratories of the Department of Clinical Medicine and Experiments of the University of Messina. In 2013, she obtained a master's degree in Biology from the University of Messina. From June 2016 to December 2016 and from November 2017 to December 2017 she carried out research in her capacity as a Visiting Fellow, at New York University, NYU Langone Medical Center, under the supervision of Prof. Bruce Neil Cronstein and the cardiologists of NYU (New York University), Prof. Mario Delmar and Prof. Marina Cerrone. In 2017, she was awarded her Ph.D., with the grade of Excellence with Honors, from the University of Messina, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. In 2018 she gained her National Scientific Qualification at the second level in the sector competition 05/G1, Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology, and Pharmacognosy.