2008: PhD in Molecular Medicine, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
2003: Degree in Biotechnology (summa cum laude), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

2021-now: Group leader, Division of Neuroscience, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
2019-2021: Project leader, Division of Neuroscience, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
2014-2018: Assistant Professor in Medical Genetics, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
2008-2013: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Neurogenomics Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Mentor: prof. G.Casari.
2011: Visiting scientist, Unit of Mitochondria in Cell signaling, Università di Padova, Italy. Supervisor: prof. R. Rizzuto.
2007-2008: Visiting scientist, Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark. Supervisor: prof. P. Bross.
2004-2008: PhD student in Molecular Medicine (Program Neuroscience), Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. Mentor: prof. G. Casari.
2003-2004: Pre-doctoral fellow, Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. Mentor: prof. M.L. Lavitrano.

2013: Young Investigator Award for the SCAs Research, from National Ataxia Foundation, Minneapolis (USA).
2012: Young Investigator Award for the SCAs Research, from National Ataxia Foundation, Minneapolis (USA).
2009: Keystone Symposia Scholarship, meeting “Mitochondrial Dynamics and Physiology”, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.