Barbara Dapas is a Lab Technician in the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Trieste, Italy. She has extensive laboratory experience in molecular and cellular biology techniques in academic teaching and mentoring. She is an Adjunct Professor in Diagnostic Methodologies in Clinical Biochemistry Master's degree courses in Medical Biotechnologies, and the co-supervisor of several bachelor's and master's student theses. She is the author or co-author of 60 publications in international scientific papers.