LETIZIA CIAFARDINI PhD Student PhD program:: XL email: letizia.ciafardini@uniroma1.it building: Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche A. Rossi Fanelli (edificio CU027) room: 301 supervisor: Fabio Di Domenico advisor: Fabio Di Domenico Research: Alteration of protein homeostasis promotes neurodegeneration in Alzheimer-like dementias. EDUCATION & TRAINING: • (2014-2019) Scientific High School Diploma at Liceo Scientifico Statale Plinio Seniore in Rome. • (2019-2022) Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences at La Sapienza University of Rome; Thesis title: Cellular senescence: telomere shortening and migratory properties of CD8+ T lymphocytes in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.• (2022-2024) Master's Degree in Biochemistry at Sapienza University of Rome; Thesis title: Aberrant proteostasis promotes neurodegeneration in Down syndrome under metabolic alterations: understanding molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches. • (November 2024 - ongoing) PhD in Biochemistry at the Department of Biochemical Sciences Alessandro Rossi Fanelli (CU027) Sapienza University of Rome.