Lia Ginaldi is a full professor in the Department of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences at the University of L’Aquila. Born in Teramo, Italy, she earned her medical degree from the same institution. She specialized in medical oncology at the University of Modena and in clinical immunology and allergology at the Medical School of Florence. Ginaldi was a research fellow in the Academic Department of Hematology and Cytogenetics and the Institute of Cancer Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital. As a professor, she has taught both Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology and Allergology. She has also served as the director of the Clinical Immunology and Allergology Unit. Her research interests include allergology, immunology, and immunopathy, and their relationship with aging.