After graduation in Medicine and residency in Hematology at the University of Perugia (Italy) under the supervision of Prof. M. F. Martelli and Prof. B. Falini, Enrico Tiacci trained in the molecular pathogenesis of lymphomas at the University of Essen (Germany) in the laboratory of Prof. R. Küppers. He then established and independent translational and clinical research program in leukemias and lymphomas at the University and Hospital of Perugia, where he is Associate Professor of Hematology. He published as author and acted as reviewer in journals like the New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Investigations and Blood Cancer Discovery.