Elisabetta Dejana, Ph.D., is an Italian cell biologist internationally renowned for her studies on the development of the healthy and pathological vascular system. She directs the ‘New strategies to inhibit tumor angiogenesis’ research unit at IFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan. She is a full professor of Pathology at Uppsala University in Sweden and held a professorship in the same field at the University of Milan from 2002 till 2020.

She ranks 20th among Italy’s top scientists in biomedical sciences and is an elected member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. She received the Grand INSERM Award2018 as the only non-French scientist and the Ambrogino d’Oro 2020, an honour from the City of Milan. During her scientific career, she has dedicated considerable effort to improving scientific communication for the general public. She is strongly committed to promoting the careers of young researchers and supporting equal career opportunities for women and men.