Nadia Di Pietrantonio is a PhD student in the vascular and stem cell biology laboratory coordinated by the professor Assunta Pandolfi, at CAST (Center for Advanced Studies and Technologythe) of Gabriele d'annunzio University of Chieti in Italy. Her work is mainly focused on the understading of molecular mechanisms underneath endothelial dysfunction in physiological and pathological conditions, such as aging, insulin resistance and diabetes.