Science is my passion. Scientific knowledge is the result of observing, thinking and acting in a creative and open-minded way to deeply understand the world around us. Scientific knowledge has the power to help the world become a better place and holds the promise to improve everybody’s quality of life. Through science we can help those who suffers by finding the best treatment options.
I received a MA from the University of Napoli, Italy, Magna cum Laude, and a PhD in Genetics and Microbiology from the University of Vienna. I studied Molecular Biology and Immunology at UCSD, in San Diego, CA, at New York University, and at the Universite’ Pierre et Marie Curie, in Paris, France. I received an MBA from Hult International Business School. Prior launching Adelle Diagnostics I worked in startups in biomarker research.

Alex is Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Brown University. He received his PhD form the University of Vienna, Austria, at the Institute of Molecular Pathology. For his postdoctoral training Alex worked with Richard Axel at Columbia University, prior to being appointed Assistant Professor at the College de France in Paris. He was recruited at Brown University in 2018 as the Provost’s Associate Professor of Brain Science. Alex is interested in how neural circuits generate sensory perception and behavior. His lab uses molecular genetic, in vivo imaging, computational and behavioral approaches to determine fundamental functional properties of neural networks in mammalian cortex.

Thomas is Associate Professor in the Cognitive Linguistic & Psychological Sciences at Brown University. Thomas is a computational neuroscientist. He received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT and an MSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sscience from Télécom Bretagne (France). Thomas’ research seeks to leverage machine learning to understand the neural computations supporting visual perception; it has been featured in the BBC series “Visions from the Future” and appeared in several news articles (The Economist, New Scientist, Scientific American, IEEE Computing in Science and Technology, Technology Review and Slashdot).

Petra is an internationally renowned neurosurgeon, specializing in the surgical treatment of patients with hydrocephalus, pediatric diseases and treatment of congenital diseases like Chiari malformation, tethered cord and spinal malformations. She is a professor of Neurosurgery at The Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.
Prior to joining Brown University, Petra was Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical School Hannover, Germany. She received her medical degree at the University of Kiel and completed her neurosurgical residency at Hannover Medical School.

Danny is Professor and the Executive Director of the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship at Brown University, and leads entrepreneurial process workshops in corporate, governmental and academic venues around the world.
His course at Brown, The Entrepreneurial Process, has been recognized as the highest-rated course on campus. St. Martin’s Press will be publishing Danny’s forthcoming book entitled SEE, SOLVE, SCALE: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem Into an Entrepreneurial Success. Danny began his entrepreneurial pursuits while an undergraduate at Brown as a member of the startup leadership team of Clearview Software, which was acquired by Apple. Since then, he has co-founded and sold companies in fields ranging from software and advanced materials to consumer products and media. He was co-founder and Managing Director of Health Business Partners—the nutrition and consumer health industry’s premier venture capital and financial advisory firm. Danny received an AB in History, magna cum laude, from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.