“The Young Investigator Award of the American College of Nutrition”
Best oral presentation at the 44th Congress of the American College of Nutrition,
Nashville, USA

Endocrinologist, Diabetologist, expert in Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases PhD
in Pathophysiology of Nutrition and Metabolism, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome.

September 2-9, 2003

2012-now

Freelance in endocrine-metabolic field with outpatient, DH and inpatient activities.

2006 – 2012

Researcher with Metacure Funds since 2010 for evaluation and treatment of patients with gastric pace maker implantation for the treatment of type 2
diabetes mellitus. From 2008 to 2010 she has been consultant for Roche in Basel, Switzerland, for the clinical evaluation of 2788 patients enrolled in the
phase III of the DPP4 inhibitor currently suspended due to the results of the careful clinical monitoring

2001 – 2004

PhD in Pathophysiology of Nutrition and Metabolism, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome

2001 – 2003

Post-doctoral fellowship at the Diabetes Research Unit of Columbia University, New York (USA), under the direction of Prof. Domenico Accili

2001

Diploma of Specialization in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma: 50 e Lode/50

1996

State Examination for the achievement of the fitness to practice medicine and surgery, University of Florence

1995

Graduation in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Florence: with the vote of: 110 cum laude/110

1989

Achievement of the classical maturity diploma obtained at the Liceo Ginnasio – “Galileo” of the city of Florence.