Sentiljana has completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies in the Faculty of Biology at the University of Padova, Italy. She has more than 10 years of research experience with a solid background in cellular and molecular biology techniques, genetics, cell culturing, Drosophila handling and bioimaging. Her post-doctoral portfolio includes part-time employment in a large Greek pharmaceutical company and fruitful participation in Greece- or EU-funded research projects. She is currently completing her fifth year as a postdoctoral researcher along the side of Professor Trougakos and she has recently been awarded a Postdoctoral Research Scholarship by the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY), which is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund-ESF) through the Operational Program “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020”. Sentiljana presents a high record of publishing in high impact scientific journals and she has considerable experience in both poster and oral presentations at national and international conferences.