Dr. Elena Piacenza is a young researcher holding a BSc Degree in Biotechnology from the University of Verona and an MSc in Sciences and Technologies of Bio and Nanomaterials from the University Cà Foscari in Venice. She then moved to Canada, where she obtained a Ph.D. in Biophysical-Chemistry from the University of Calgary. After her Ph.D., Dr. Piacenza joined the Department of Biological, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF) of the University of Palermo as a post-doctoral fellow. In 2020, she won the "L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science" fellowship with a project aimed at developing innovative antimicrobial coatings for orthopedic implants. She is currently a researcher at the STEBICEF Department in Physical Chemistry. Her research unifies her multidisciplinary background and focuses mainly on designing and generating bio- and eco-compatible materials and formulations for biomedical applications.