She received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in 2016, at Stony Brook University (State University of New York), with a thesis on functional nano-constructs for protein and drug delivery to various 2D and 3D tissue (cancer and neuronal) models. Until the end of 2021 she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genova, between the Smart Materials Group and the Translational Pharmacology Facility, working on the design of naturally-derived patches for skin wound healing. Since December 2021 she is a researcher at the Italian National Research Council (CNR-IEIIT). Her research interests include the development of functional biomaterials and devices to instruct and dictate cell growth and stimulation and tissue regeneration.

Expertise: functional nanoparticles, cell-material interactions, naturally-derived materials, tissue engineering, controlled drug release constructs