Prof. Vittorio Calabrese, MD, is Full Professor of Clinical Biochemistry School of Medicine, University of Catania, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences. Obtained a Degree in Medicine on 9 April 1984 with magna cum laude, University of Catania. Completed specialization in Neurology on 8 July 1988 with magna cum laude, University of Catania. Thesis: Oxidative stress in central nervous system. From 1996 to date, Prof. Calabrese is a Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at the School of Medicine and Surgery and participated in numerous training courses and updating courses organized by various bodies and institutions. Prof. Calabrese is actual Director of School of Specialization in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Catania, University of Messina and University of Palermo. He is member of the Editorial Board of several journals. His research focuses on the role of free radicals and antioxidants in human disease, particularly Alzheimer’s disease and other brain disorders. Areas of his research interests include understanding the molecular mechanisms of cell injury and death in human disease (especially neurodegenerative disorders and dysmetabolic diseases) and in response to toxins; antioxidants in nutrition, health and disease; natural and synthetic antioxidants as therapeutic agents; and the mechanism of ageing and age-related disease, as studied using in vitro as well as in vivo animal models and in humans.