Marcello Malpighi was a renowned Italian biologist who heralded a new era in the fields of anatomy and histology. As a child, Marcello was studious and he enrolled at the university as early as seventeen. Learning medicine under mentors like Bartolomeo Massari and Andrea Mariani, he honed his skills in anatomical studies. Despite the demise of his parents at an early age, this zealous student completed his studies and obtained two doctoral degrees. He started his academic career teaching logic but was soon offered a teaching position in Pisa where he taught theoretical medicine. He undertook anatomical studies of blood, which formed the foundation for one of his most important discoveries. Marcello’s skills in using the microscope, to decipher the structure of organisms and their parts with precision and accuracy, were unparalleled. He made various discoveries using the microscope to study the structure of specimens. Throughout his life, he was at the receiving end of his colleagues’ envy who were jealous of his growing reputation and success in scientific endeavours. Despite this he was ordained as the papal physician by the church in Rome and he spent his last years in the city. To know more about the life and works of this eminent scientist continue reading.