Curriculum

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Prior Publication in Medicine

2026 - present

University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Master of Science (MSc) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2025

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Residency in Geriatrics, with Honors

2021 - 2025

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Doctor of Medicine (MD), with Honors

2015 - 2021

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Academic and Clinical Appointments

Visiting Research Fellow, Institute on Aging

2026 - present

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Attending Physician, Geriatric Internal Medicine Unit and Age-Related Disease Prevention and Healthy Longevity Unit

2024 - 2025

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Honors and Awards

Institute on Aging Trainee Travel Award

2026

University of Florida Institute on Aging

Editor of Distinction Award - BMC Geriatrics

2025, 2026

Springer Nature

Ermenegildo Zegna Founder’s Scholarship

2025 - 2026

Ermenegildo Zegna Foundation

Fondazione Ferrero Best Abstract Award, Healthy Aging Week 2025

2025

Ferrero Foundation

Pierugo Carbonin Award for Best Young Researcher

2025

Center for Aging and Longevity Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Best Paper Award

2025

Nutrients

Travel Award

2025

Healthcare · 18th International Conference of the Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders

Paper of the Month (June 2025)

2025

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Istituto Toniolo Scholarship

2018 - 2021

Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori

Editorial Appointments

Editorial Board Member

2024 - present

BMC Geriatrics

Associate Editor

2025 - 2026

JMIR Aging

Professional Service and Memberships

Young Epidemiologists Working Group

Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics

National Deputy Coordinator 2025 - 2026
Interregional Representative 2024 - 2026
Head of Social Media and Communication 2024 - 2026

Member, Global Leadership Initiative on Sarcopenia

2026 - present

Collaborator, Global Burden of Disease Study

2026 - present

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation