Professor Roberta Ettari obtained her honors degree in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Messina in 2004. In 2007, she received her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Messina. In 2011, she received the “Farmindustria Award” for Excellence in medicinal chemistry research. She undertook various projects as a postdoctoral researcher: Galway University (2008), Messina University (2010-2011), Milan University (2012-2014). She also spent some time as a guest scientist at Merck Research Laboratories (Pomezia), Instituto Grifols (Barcelona), Würzburg and Mainz Universities (Germany). From 2014 to 2017, she was assistant professor of medicinal chemistry at Messina University. At present, she is a Full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Messina. Her research interests are mainly devoted to the development of protease inhibitors involved in neglected tropical diseases.