EDUCATION BACKGROUND: •2012: PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy. •2005: Degree in Pharmacy with summa cum laude at the University of Salerno, Italy. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: •11/19 to present: Postdoctoral Fellow Dept. of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Italy •08/15–11/19: Postdoctoral Fellow Dept. of Pharmacy/Medicine, University of Salerno, Italy •10/12–07/15: Postdoctoral Fellow Division of Cell Pathology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA. •3/09–3/12: graduate student Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy. •9/10–11/11: visiting student Division of Cell Pathology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA. RESEARCH INTEREST: The role of the protein disulfide isomerase A6 (PDIA6) in the control and tuning of the UPR and the balance of the IRE1/PERK UPR sensors. Current goal: the understanding of the mechanism of the host–pathogen interaction during a microbial infection. AWARDS: •2015: Distinguished Research Trainee Award at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.