Patrizia Paolicelli graduated with honors in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technologies in November 2003 at Sapienza University of Rome. In 2004, she gained a scholarship and came back to Sapienza University of Rome as a Ph.D. student in pharmaceutical sciences. She carried out her Ph.D. both in Rome and Spain, gaining a second Marie Curie scholarship for Ph.D. students. In 2008, she earned a Ph.D. degree. From 2008 to 2014, she worked as a research fellow at different universities, including Sapienza University of Rome, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), and Bone & Joint Research group-Institute of Developmental Sciences, Southampton University (UK). In 2014, she received the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) to function as an Associate Professor in the 03/D2 academic recruitment field. Since December 2015, she has been a temporary researcher (RTD-B contract under art. 24, paragraph 3, section b, of Law No. 240/2010) within the CHIM09 scientific-educational field at the Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies of Sapienza University of Rome. In December 2018, she became an Associate Professor within the CHIM09 scientific-educational field at the Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies of Sapienza University of Rome.