Dr Giori holds a DVM and a PhD focused on identification of new biomarkers and innovative analytical methods in veterinary medicine. He worked in private practice in Italy for a few years before completing a Clinical Pathology Residency with the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology and an additional year with the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology at the University of Tennessee. He joined the University of Tennessee as faculty in 2014 and he is currently Assistant Director of the UTCVM Diagnostic Endocrinology Service. His professional interests include not only all the aspects of laboratory medicine with a specific love for endocrine and metabolic diseases but also teaching and mentoring students and newly graduated colleagues. Being passionate about personal development, mental health and well-being, Dr. Giori started in 2021 the Veterinary Human Support Certification through the Department of Social Work at the University of Tennessee, with the idea of becoming an ally of Veterinary Social Workers in better supporting students, house officers, young faculty and early career professionals.