Alessandra Scagliarini graduated in Veterinary Medicine, PhD in Epidemiology and Control of Zoonotic Diseases and Full Professor at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences at the University of Bologna. She is an internationally recognized expert in virology under a one health perspective with more than two decades of continuous research on epitheliotropic and emerging viral infections at the human–animal–environment interface. She is the author of over 150 publications in national and international journals and presentations at national and international conferences. Her research gave major contributions to the study of zoonotic poxviruses. Through molecular, genomic, and phylogenetic approaches integrated with pathology, her work has generated novel insights into viral evolution, host tropism, and zoonotic potential. A central component of her scientific profile is the development and validation of innovative diagnostic tools, including molecular assays and point-of-care technologies, aimed at improving viral surveillance and outbreak preparedness. Her research also encompasses antiviral strategies, from in vitro testing to translational applications. She has coordinated and participated in numerous national and European research projects and is actively involved in One Health networks. In October 2023, she was honored to receive the One Health Award as the best Italian scientist in this field. From 2020, she is member of the Board of the International Society for Infectious diseases (ISID), associate editor of the IJID - One Health Journal, member of the WHO One Health Working Group on Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and of the Zoonotic poxvirus expert group of the DISCONTOOLS initiative.