New York. The Associate Editor of “Nature Communications” met with researchers from the Department of Surgical and Oncological Disciplines of the University of Palermo, the “Medical Oncology” group in particular, directed by Professor Antonio Russo and the Plastic and Reconstructive surgery directed by Professor Franz Moschella. The scope of this meeting titled “Lab Visit” was to talk about the objectives of the journal and possible future collaborations for the following scientific publications with researchers who are involved in various clinical and translational research projects at the Medical Oncology and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery laboratories. (9colonne)