Roberto Marasca is an associate professor of hematology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He received his MD degree from the University of Modena in 1986, where he began his academic career. He obtained his certification in clinical hematology in 1989, and he has worked since 1989 as a staff member of the 2nd Internal Medicine and then of the Hematology Unit of the AOU of Modena, Policlinico Hospital, Modena, Italy. Since 1992, he has been teaching at the Hematology Post-Doctoral School, and since 1999, he has been teaching hematology at the School of Medicine of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the European Hematology Association (EHA), the Italian Society of Hematology, and the Italian Society of Experimental Hematology. His principal scientific interest has been focused on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and lymphoproliferative disorders, making significant contributions to the identification and validation of biological prognostic factors and looking for the pathogenetic role and mechanisms of the interaction of normal microenvironmental cells with CLL cells.