Stella Gagliardi is the head of the “RNA Biology” Section, Molecular Biology and Transcriptomics Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy. She completed her Master's Degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Ph.D. in Pharmacological Sciences at the University of Pavia. She is a member of the American Society for Neuroscience (SfN), Italian Association of Neuro-Immunology (AINI), Società Italiana Genetica Umana (SIGU), and Società Italiana di Neuroscienze (SINS).