In 1993 graduated in Medicine and Surgery (July session) and in 1997 in Medical Genetics at Padua Medical School. In 2004 PhD in Human Morphological Sciences at the University of Bologna. In 2017 national scientific qualification for the second band in the Competition Sector 05 / H1 [07/04/2017]. From 01/01/2004 to 28/02/2019 she was assistant professor at University of Rome "Sapienza" in the scientific disciplinary sector BIO / 16 - Human Anatomy (confirmed in 2007). Since 01/03/2019 Associate Professor at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of the University of Florence for the scientific disciplinary sector BIO / 16 - Human Anatomy. Since 01/03/2019 Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neuroscience Sciences of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.