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I am a PhD student at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, where I study how the clocks inside our cells relate to human health.

In the Buchauer Lab, I develop computational methods to infer the internal time of individual cells. By combining biological insight with computational approaches, I aim to understand how cells fall out of sync and what role this desynchronization may play in disease.

My path into research began during medical school at the University of Pavia, Italy, where I complemented my clinical training with international research experiences in mitochondria, metabolism and, finally, chronobiology. After graduating as a medical doctor, I chose to dedicate myself fully to research, which led me to pursue a PhD. Medicine, however, taught me to ask biological questions with an eye on what they mean for patients, so bringing my findings from bench to bedside remains a goal close to my heart.

Beyond the lab, I am a passionate science communicator. I love sharing the wonders of science with different formats of scientific outreach.

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