In this #ISSNAFStory, Barbara Rosario interviews Professor Pietro De Camilli of Yale University, recipient of the ISSNAF Lifetime Achievement Award, as he reflects on a pioneering career at the crossroads of cell biology and neuroscience.

Discover more about their impressive research, which they will present before a distinguished jury chaired by Prof. Franco Pierno (Toronto University) and composed by Prof. Gianni Cicali (Georgetown University), Prof. Stefania Lucamante (Università di Cagliari - Catholic University of Washington), and Prof. Stefano Jossa (Royal Holloway University of London, Università degli Studi di Palermo). The winner will be announced at the ISSNAF 2025 Annual Event in Washington, D.C.

Discover the three finalists and their innovative research, which they will present to the jury chaired by Prof. Leila De Floriani (University of Maryand) and including Dr. Elisa Bertino (Purdue University) and Prof. Fil Menczer (Indiana University)

Discover more about the three finalists and their research, which they will present to the jury chaired by Dr. Patrizia Rossi (Jefferson Lab), and including Prof. Orlando (Università di Trieste) and Dr. Ratti (Berkeley Lab).

Meet the three finalists of the ISSNAF Young Investigator Emabssy of Italy Award. The winner will be disclosed on November 6, during the ISSNAF Annual Event in Washington DC.

Professor Pietro De Camilli, John Klingenstein Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Cell Biology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at the Yale University School of Medicine, is internationally renowned for his pioneering research at the intersection of cell biology and neuroscience.

Professor Maria Gini from the University of Minnesota was recently honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.