1998: Biological Science Degree at Università degli Studi di Milano with the thesis “Effect of Glibenclamide,an antidiabetic agent, on HERG (human ether-à-go-go-related gene) potassium channel”
1998-2001: PhD in Physiology at Università degli Studi di Milano. Supervisor: Prof. Enzo Wanke. Mainresearch project: study of the role of ERG ion channels in different cell types, in particular lactotroph cellsand human pancreatic beta cells (Rosati et al., FASEB J 2000; Lecchi et al., J Neurosci 2002)