Prof. Pavanello is an associate professor at the University of Padova and head of the Genome and Environmental Mutagenesis Laboratory at the Occupational Medicine UOC of the University-Hospital of Padova. She is a scientific referent of the University of Padova for the participation in European networks for research: EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP on Active and Healthy Aging. She is an expert in genetic and epigenetic mechanisms as potential functional pathways linking exposures to environmental and occupational pollutants to human multifactorial chronic age-related disease, including cancer. More recently, her research interest has moved on to exploring new biological molecular aging processes, among these telomere shortening, mitochondrial dysfunction, and epigenetic age (DNA methylation analysis) to determine the real biological age of an individual. She received two Research Awards on research dealing with mechanisms of biological aging: -2010 the Newsworthy Study Award by the American Association for Cancer Research Washington, DC. -2004 the Innovative Science Award LRI -EUROTOX. The scientific activity is documented by about 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals, including research articles, reviews, chapters of international papers, monographs; contributions in conference proceedings, and reports to Congress.