Claudia Riccardi is currently recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship granted by “AIRC- Associazione Itlaian per la Ricerca sul Cancro”, under the supervision of Prof. Daniela Montesarchio. She obtained her degree with honors in Chemistry and pharmaceutical technologies at Federico II University of Naples in 2013. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences in 2017, and then continued her research activities under the supervision of Prof. Montesarchio with fellowships granted by the AIRC (Italian Association for the Research on Cancer) and Fondazione U. Veronesi. Her research interests are mainly devoted to the design, synthesis, and characterization of Ru(III) and Pt(II) complexes as potential anticancer compounds, as well as G-quadruplex-forming aptamers with potential anticancer or anticoagulant properties. She also has studied multi-functional nanosystems incorporating anticancer metal-based drugs and/or aptamers for theranostic applications. She was the recipient of the “Salvatore Venuta fellowship 2019” prize in nanomedicine, of the Lisa De Conciliis prize in 2022, and of two “Best PhD thesis” prizes.