• 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.
CD34+ cells predict long-term cardiovascular mortality in people with critical limb ischemia: a possible pathogenic role of the microRNA-21/PDCD4 axis.