PhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Master degree in Biological Sciences (summa cum laude), University of Rome "Roma Tre"
Roemer Prize, Ludwig Maximilian Universitaet Muenchen, 2010
EMBO Long-Term fellowship, EMBO, 2006
Marie Curie Intra-European fellowship, EU-FP6, 2007