Valentina Guarneri, MD, PhD, is Full Professor of Oncology at the University of Padua, Head of the Division of Oncology 2 at the Istituto Oncologico Veneto, and head of the Specialization School in medical Oncology at the University of Padova. She completed her fellowship in Oncology in 2003, and she obtained her PhD Degree in Clinical and Experimental Oncology in 2007. In 2005 she was appointed Assistant Professor of Oncology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, where she also chaired the Breast Unit. In 2005, she also completed a 6-month-research experience at the Department of Breast Medical Oncology, UT. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, where in 2009 she was Visiting Assistant Professor. In 2014 she was appointed Associate Professor of Oncology at the University of Padua.  Prof Guarneri’s research interest is mainly focused on clinical and translational research for breast cancer patients. She has published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals.