PharmD, PhD in cellular biochemistry and pharmacology, post-graduate master in Clinical Research of Medicines. Currently, she coordinates the Research & Innovation Department of Fondazione per la Ricerca Farmacologica Gianni Benzi and participates in international and national research projects and consortia; in most of them, she leads the ethics and regulatory activities.
She is also member of the Paediatric Committee, European Medicine Agency (EMA), as delegate of the European Commission to represent patient’ organisations. She is member of international and national groups: EMA Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party (PCWP); European Platform for Regulatory Science Research: INHERENT (International Hemoglobinopathy Research Network), TEDDY network, EURORDIS Therapeutic Action Group, Regulatory & Ethics workstream of GA4GH (Global Alliance for Genomics and Health); EPTRI (European Paediatric Transnational Research Infrastructure acting as vice-Chair).
Author/co-author of peer reviewed publications and abstracts, reviewer for indexed journals and speaker at national and international congresses/meetings in the relevant fields of expertise.