About
Emma Ristori is an Associate Research Scientist in Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Siena (2021), an MSc in Behavioral Biology from the University of Florence (2011), and a BSc in Biology (2008). Her research focuses on vascular biology, angiogenesis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and developmental biology in disease contexts.
Research interests include mechanisms of vascular permeability regulation, neurovascular interactions, and mitochondrial stress responses in oocytes and somatic cells. She has contributed to studies on Syndecan-2’s role in VEGF signaling, PPIL4’s essentiality in brain angiogenesis, and Akt’s role in artery specification using zebrafish models. Her work bridges molecular mechanisms and translational applications in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
Key contributions include identifying novel therapeutic targets for aneurysms and developing CRISPR-based tools for miRNA research. Collaborations span interdisciplinary teams at Yale and international institutions, emphasizing vascular biology, cancer angiogenesis, and mitochondrial pathophysiology.