Giulia Romano, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at ICGEB in Trieste, Italy, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Trieste. She earned a Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnology from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Trieste, in 2009, and a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology from the University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia), studying the ALS protein TDP-43 in Drosophila. Her research addresses the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, spanning TDP-43 biology, synaptic function, RNA metabolism, neuroinflammation, neuro-aging, and neurometabolism, and the development of RNA-based and gene therapy strategies (Exon-Specific U1 snRNA, AAV, LNP-mRNA). She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications.