Isabella Raffi was a Full Professor in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the University “G. d’Annunzio” (UdA) of Chieti-Pescara (Italy) until November 2022. Since December 2022 she is Senior Scientist at International Research School of Planetary Sciences-IRSPS at UdA. Her scientific interest and expertise are in Paleontology of Cenozoic calcareous nannofossils, with special interests on Biostratigraphy, Biochronology and the use of nannofossils in studies related to paleoceanographic and paleoclimate reconstructions. She has a long-term experience of scientific ocean Drilling through the participation to six ODP and IODP expeditions as paleontologist of calcareous and to IODP Exp. 320-321 as Co-Chief Scientist. She was Chair of Subcommission on Neogene Stratigraphy – SNS of the ICS from 2012 to 2020. She received the Honorary Doctorate in Natural Sciences from Stockholm University in 2012, the International Prize “Prof. Luigi Tartufari” of Accademia dei Lincei for Geoscience in 2020 and the ICS award “Digby Mc Laren medal” in 2023. She is author and co-author of more than 175 publications.