Angela Bechini graduated in Biological Sciences in 2001, she obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical and Preventive Pediatrics in 2007. From 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2018 she was a Researcher at the University of Florence. Since 1 July 2018, she has been an Associate Professor of General and Applied Hygiene for the scientific sector MED/42. She has taught at the University of Florence in different Courses: Degree Course in Nursing, Master's Degree in Nursing and Obstetric Sciences and in Prevention Sciences, Degree Course in Health Care Assistance, and Biomedical Laboratory Technician. Currently, she is teaching degree courses in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, Healthcare Assistance, and a three-year degree course in Biology. Her research activities concern the prevention of infectious diseases, methods for measuring the impact of vaccination strategies through studies of serum epidemiology for the detection of antibodies to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, pertussis, hepatitis A and hepatitis B, and tetanus. She has participated in more than 100 national and international conferences as a speaker. She collaborated as the first author or coauthor in writing over 75 publications or international journals.