Raffaella Calligaris has a BS in Biology and a PhD in Molecular Biology. She has always focused in transcription and translational regulation, with more than 20 years of experience. Since 2003 she is working in the Laboratory of Neurogenomics focusing on Parkinson’s disease. Her key interests are in genomics, blood transcriptomics, biomarker discovery, translational research and personalized medicine. She is part of the PARKScreen team that has won the Working Capital National Award (Italian national prize for Innovation in biotechnology) in the 2012.

Sara Finaurini has a Master's degree in Medicinal Chemistry  and a PhD in Genetics and Biomolecular Sciences. She is an experienced molecular and cellular biologist with expertise ranging from P. falciparum and malaria biology to human stem cells culture and differentiation, from molecular pharmacology and toxicology to  gene expression analysis. She joint the Laboratory of Neurogenomics in 2012.

Roberta Russo has a BS degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Chemical Sciences (Biochemistry). She is an expert of hemoglobins' structure and functions, which she also studied in in vivo experiments on polar organisms in Antarctica. She joint the Laboratory of Neurogenomics in 2012 developing a strong expertise in manipulating RNA molecules for the development of new therapeutics.

Paolo Vatta has a degree in Biological Sciences and a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering. He is an experienced molecular biologist and software engineer with over 20 years of experience in both academic and industry settings. He joined the Laboratory of Neurogenomics in 2011.