Doctor Gaia Spinetti

• EDUCATION 2003 PhD in Immunology, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy 1997 Master in Biology, University of Rome “La Sapienza” , Rome, Italy • CURRENT POSITION 2006 – present Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, MultiMedica IRCCS, Milan, Italy Her research focus on the understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulating age-associated and diabetic vascular complications. • PREVIOUS POSITIONS 2001 – 2006 Post Doctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA. 1997 – 2001 Research Fellow, Laboratory of Vascular Pathology, IDI-IRCCS Rome, Italy.