Elisa Panzarini is a Second Level Professor (SSD BIO06-Comparative Anatomy and Cytology) in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies and the Scientific Director of the Comparative Anatomy and Cytology Laboratory in the Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali. He is a member of the Doctoral Board in Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies of the Di.S.Te.B.A. He has held teaching positions as part of the 1st level Master's degree "Data Manager in Oncology: expert in the Design and Management of a Clinical Study" at the University of Salento. He is currently a tutor of an innovative research doctorate with industrial characterization in Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies of the Di.S.Te.B.A. His research interests include extracellular vesicles, cell-to-cell communication, macrophage differentiation, apoptosis, autophagy, nanotoxicology, drug delivery, cancer therapy and metabolic diseases.