Manuela Montanaro

Manuela Montanaro is a Tenure Track Researcher in Pathological Anatomy (MEDS/04) at Link Campus University's Department of Life Sciences, Health and Health Professions. She previously worked as a Fixed-Term Researcher (RTdA) in Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Her research focuses on biomarkers for neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, and oncological diseases, with particular emphasis on carotid atherosclerosis and environmental pollution's impact on human health.

Education: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Research collaborations include work with Indivumed (precision oncology) and the PNRR's MNESYS project on neurodegenerative diseases. She has published 33 SCOPUS-indexed papers (H-index 15) and serves as Guest Editor for 4 Special Issues and reviewer for MDPI journals.

Advising: Supported student internships and thesis work. Active in multi-institutional research networks focusing on biomarker discovery and translational medicine applications.