Maria Lupu is currently working as a pediatric neurology trainee and a teaching assistant in the Paediatric Neurology Department at the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacology and conducting research on the psychological well-being and quality of life of people with neuro-muscular diseases. Her research focus is on the quality of life of children with neuromuscular diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. She earned her MD degree at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2017, and in 2018, she started her residency in pediatric neurology and was a PhD candidate at the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacology, Bucharest, Romania. She is a member of the European Paediatric Neurology Society. Since 2020, she has provided free medical education to over 43000 parents through social media platforms.