Serena Castelli graduated in Genetics and Molecular Biology applied to basic and biomedical research at Sapienza University of Rome. She obtained a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Tor Vergata University of Rome in 2021. From 2017 to 2021 she participated in research projects concerning the study of the role of lipid metabolism in tumor development and progression at the Biochemistry research laboratory of Tor Vergata. From 2021 to 2024 she participated in research projects focused on the study of metabolism in different systems (ALS, Down syndrome, aging and atrophy, sarcopenia) at Tor Vergata University and the Biochemistry of Aging laboratory of IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome. At the same time, she was in charge of the Biochemistry course, degree course in Industrial Engineering at Cusano University of Rome. She is currently a tenure track researcher at San Raffaele University, Rome.