Prof. Dr. Andrea Porzionato is a Full Professor at the Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padova, Italy. He earned his medical degree in 2001, a specialization in legal medicine in 2005, and a PhD in neuroscience in 2009 from the University of Padova. His main research interests include neuroscience (central and peripheral chemoreceptors, neuroanatomy/physiology of enteric neurons, and neuroanatomy/neuropathology of the brainstem), regenerative medicine and tissue engineering (development of biological scaffolds through decellularization and innovative artificial materials), and clinical anatomy.