The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies or Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DiSTeBA), is an active and dynamic institution of the University of Salento in Lecce (Italy) awarded in 2018 as a Department of scientific excellence by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. The Department combines expertise in many scientific areas, gaining relevance as an integrated multidisciplinary research centre.