Prof. Daria Nurzynska is an Associate Professor at the University of Salerno. She earned her medical degree at Medical University in Warsaw and received a fellowship at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the New York Medical College, where she acquired proficiency in cell biology and laboratory techniques. Then, pursuing career both in research and medical education, she obtained her PhD in clinical and pathological morphology from the University of Naples “Federico II” and was awarded Postgraduate Certificate in clinical anatomy (passed with distinction) from the Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne. Prof. Nurzynska investigates stem cells and myocardial regeneration and her interests include the origin of adult human cardiac stem cells, cell-matrix interactions in normal and pathological conditions and methods for the enhancement of cardiac tissue regeneration. She also delivers lectures and holds practical classes in gross and microscopic anatomy for graduate and postgraduate medical students.