I am an MD PhD currently working at the Cardiovascular Research Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University Hospital of Parma, Italy. I did my fellowship in General Medicine at the University Hospital of Tours and have lived in France for 11 years. During my PhD I worked on adipocytokines in insulin resistance and related reproductive disorders, in particular PCOS. Currently, my scientific work is focused on two axes: 1. The study of adipose tissue metabolism in heart failure-associated cachexia, evaluating among others lipolysis markers, inflammatory markers and adipocyte metabolism. 2. The study of vasopressin/apelin balance and water metabolism in both hypertensive patients and patients with heart failure under both compensated and diuretic resistance conditions.