Antonella Riva is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa and IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy. She received her M.D. at IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute. The focus of her research is the genetic basis of epilepsies and the development of new therapeutic strategies. She is a member of the Italian League Against Epilepsy (LICE) and of the Italian Society of Paediatric Neurology.