Federica Torricelli obtained a master's degree in Medical Biotechnologies at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in 2010. In 2012, she attended a postgraduate course (II level) in Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Pavia, acquiring skills in statistical analysis. In 2017 , she obtained a PhD in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at the University of Pavia. Since 2016, Dr. Torricelli works in the Laboratory of Translational Research at the AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, focusing her activity on the application of next-generation sequencing approaches and the analysis of genomics data for the investigation of mutational and transcriptional profiles in different kinds of tumors. She is the author of 73 scientific papers in international journals. Her research topics mainly include biostatistics, genomics, mesothelioma, and next-generation sequencing.