Prof. Antonella De Donno is a Full Professor of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the Department of Experimental Medicine of the University of Salento. She graduated with honors in Biological Sciences, specializing in Microbiology and Virology with a Master's in Medical Mycology. She works on the epidemiology of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases. Her research interests include descriptive and molecular epidemiology, analytical observational epidemiological studies, hygienic-sanitary aspects linked to the quality of environmental matrices (water and air), environmental mycology, and food hygiene.