Prof. Luisa Campagnolo is an Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Histology and Embryology at the University of “Tor Vergata”, Italy. She is also an appointed Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornel Medical College, New York, USA. Prof. Campagnolo earned her degree in Biology from the “La Sapienza” University of Rome and a PhD in Medical Embryology from the “Tor Vergata” University of Rome. She was also a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA. Her research interests are focused on the molecular mechanisms driving placental morphogenesis and the factors that might impair its development. Her areas of expertise are microdissection of mammalian tissues, molecular biology, and biochemistry techniques.