Dr. Palmieri is active member of main National and International scientific Societies in the field of medical oncology and melanoma management; he served as President of the Italian Melanoma Intergroup (IMI), from 2017 to 2019. He is author of more than 240 peer-reviewed publications (total IF: 1400.74; Scopus H-index: 36) and several book chapters and monographs. He has been invited as Speaker/Chairman in more than 150 Congresses in past ten years. Dr. Palmieri has focused his research activity on cancer genetics and translational medicine, with particular attention to genetic and molecular pathogenesis of malignant melanoma.