Prof. Carmela Protano is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. She received her M.D. degree from Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, and in 2011, she received her Ph.D. degree in Public Health Science and Microbiology. Her main research focuses on biomonitoring, exposure assessment, air pollution, and passive smoking. Besides this, she is an effective member of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine, and Public Health.