Melania Serafini

Melania Maria Serafini graduated in Biological Sciences at University of Milan, then she moved to the University of Pavia where she continued her studies with a Master degree in Neurobiology. In 2018, she obtained the PhD in Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology at Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia discussing a thesis about the relevance of the Nrf2 pathway in neurodegeneration and aging that she studied through the modulation of oxidative stress, inflammation and protein aggregation by nature-inspired new hybrids. Part of the PhD project was carried out in Germany at FAU University of Erlangen-Nuremberg under the supervision of prof. Stephan von Hoersten. Starting from September 2018, Melania developed her studies in the field of toxicology, joining as a post-doc the group of Toxicology and Risk Assessment under the supervision of prof. Barbara Viviani.