is responsible of the Lab. of Molecular Pathology of Mitochondrial Disordersand Head of the Functional Department of Experimental Neuroscience, at Foundation IRCCS, Neurological Institute C. Besta, Milan, Italy.She has a long−standing expertise in mitochondrial and metabolic disorders, including identification of disease genes, biochemical evaluation of the respiratory chain activities, molecular and cellular biology, and identification of pathogenetic mechanisms of diseases. She is trying to elucidate the role of mitochondria not only in typical mitochondrial disorders but also in neurodegenerative disorders, by exploting cellular and animal models as platforms in which investigate pathogenic mechanisms and test therapeutic approches.