Dr. Viviana Costa is currently a Medical Biotechnologist and Health Researcher of Surgical Science and Technologies at the IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy. She received her Master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Medical Biotechnology at the University of Rome "Sapienza", with honors. She completed her Ph.D. studies in Pasteuriane Science at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. She focused her attention on miRNAs regulation in the progression of hepatocarcinoma, colon cancer, and osteosarcoma. Since 2018, she has focused on the roles of different miRNA and lncRNA on osteoarthritis, starting with in vitro and in vivo (clinical pilot study) evidence. Regarding this, she has evaluated the involvement of hypoxia, cytoskeletal reorganization, EMT, and hyppo signaling on OA and the regeneration ability of bone-derived cells.