Prof. Dr. Ricardo Villa-Bellosta holds a PhD from the University of Zaragoza. His doctoral thesis earned the Spanish Royal Academy of Doctors Award and Extraordinary Doctoral Award. He has worked as a researcher in different laboratories, including Zaragoza University (Zaragoza, Spain), Emory University (Atlanta, USA), the Spanish Center for Cardiovascular Research (Madrid, Spain), Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital Health Research Institute (Madrid, Spain) and Bern University (Bern, Switzerland). His work has received funding from the Progeria Research Foundation (USA), the Spanish Ministry of Science, and the Government of Madrid Community. He has also obtained several research contracts, including “Beca de Colaboración” from MINECO, a Predoctoral fellowships from the Government of Aragon; “Juan de la Cierva” Postdoctoral contract and “I+D+I jóvenes Investigadores sin vinculación”, a postdoctoral contract from MINECO. In 2021, he joined as principal investigator at CiMUS. His laboratory is focused on the role of phosphate and pyrophosphate homeostasis in vascular calcification in progeria, aging and age-related disorders.