Role
Geriatrician at the Auxologico Institute in Milan, former Associate Professor of Geriatrics at the University of Milan, former Director of the Geriatrics Unit at the IRCCS Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan.
Bio
After graduating in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan, she developed her career in internal medicine and geriatrics . She directed the experimental research laboratory on aging at the IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano and the University of Milan, holding the responsibility of the School of Specialization in Geriatrics and the Master's Degree Program in Rehabilitation Sciences. From 2010 to 2016, she led the Geriatrics Unit at the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan and was an associate professor at the University of Milan, before taking up the clinical position at the "Mosè Bianchi" center of the Istituto Auxologico Italiano.
His scientific work focuses on the mechanisms that regulate longevity and the biological characteristics of centenarians . He has led research on the genetic and epigenetic bases of healthy aging—including the analysis of DNA methylation in the offspring of centenarians—cardiovascular risk factors, the efficacy of anticoagulant therapy in the elderly , and the metabolic and obesity impact on age-related diseases.
Author of numerous international publications and Associate Editor of the Journal of Gerontology & Geriatrics, she published her research in the book "Walking with Centenarians" (Il Saggiatore, 2017), which has been translated into English, Spanish, Hungarian, and Korean. She has served as a scientific advisor for the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), the Ministry of Health, the Lombardy Region, the National Agency for National Valuation and Research (ANVUR), the French National Research Council (ANR), and the European Commission's Action Group on Aging. She was the Scientific Director for the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda in Milan for the European Horizon 2020 Movecare project, which developed a robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) platform to help older adults living alone maintain independence at home.
Co-founder in 2026 of the independent, multidisciplinary AI monitoring and research group Algoradar.