Prof. Zambon is an M.D. graduate from the University of Padua where he also received his PhD in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. He trained as post-doctoral fellow at the Division of Metabolism Endocrinology and Nutrition of the University of Washington, Seattle, under the supervision of Prof John D. Brunzell, where he still holds the position of Affiliate Professor of Medicine. Prof. Zambon was a Visiting Scientist at the CHORI, Lipid Laboratory, Oakland, CA, directed by Prof. Ronald M. Krauss. Presently, Prof. Zambon is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Department of Medicine of the University of Padua Medical School, and the Director of the Lipid and Lipoproteins Core Lab of the University. Prof. Zambon has been very active at the level of national and international scientific societies. He is a member of the National Executive Committee of the Italian Atherosclerosis Society (SISA) Foundation, member of the European Atherosclerosis Society, past-Chair of the International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) Regional Federation for Europe, Gold Heart Member and Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) Council on ATVB and currently a member of the EAS Executive Committee.