Monica Aceti has a doctorate in socio-anthropology. She is a scientific collaborator at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Basel and a research associate at the Institut de Recherches Sociologiques (IRS) at the University of Geneva. Her research has focused on physical activity and leisure, health promotion and normative injunctions among disadvantaged groups. Through citizen forums, she analyzed the hopes and fears related to genetic advances in precision oncology. Currently, she is studying the decision-making processes leading to genetic testing among people at risk of BRCA 1 / 2 cancer according to contexts and life courses. She teaches the sociology of sport and physical leisure practices at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).