Pasquale Pagliaro, MD, PhD, is Research Coordinator at the University of Turin’s Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, where he leads investigations into coronary regulation and cardioprotection against ischemia–reperfusion injury. Born in Rossano, Italy, in 1961, he earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1988 and subsequently completed a PhD in Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Turin in 1994. After a postdoctoral fellowship as a Research Associate at Johns Hopkins University (1996–1999), he returned to Turin, where he has authored over 300 scientific publications and achieved an h-index of 60 (Google Scholar). He is the past president of the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Research (SIRC), having served in this role from 2013 to 2019. A member of numerous professional societies, he has received several awards recognizing excellence in cardiovascular research and translational science.