Francesco Cappello, MD, is a full professor of histology and human anatomy at the University of Palermo, Italy, and the Scientific Director of the Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, Palermo, Italy. He specialized in pathologic anatomy at the University of Palermo and received pertinent scientific training at the Universities of New York (USA), Pittsburgh (USA), Geneva (Switzerland), and Maryland (USA). His current interest is in the role of molecular chaperonins in cell and tissue homeostasis and human disease pathogenesis. Since 2020, he has been the President of the Italian Society for Experimental Biology. Since 2022, he has been the Vice-Rector for Student Life at the University of Palermo, Italy.