Laura Ferrucci is a PostDoc in the lab of Paola Bezzi in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Rome Sapienza in Italy. She received her Master's degree in Neurobiology, studying the role of microglial cells in the modulation of synaptic activity in the hippocampus in 2018. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences and Psychiatry on "Microglia modulate glutamatergic synaptic function through CX3CL1-CX3CR1 signaling" in 2021 in the laboratory of Davide Ragozzino at the University of Rome Sapienza. Currently, she is studying the role of astrocytes and microglia in the onset of cognitive dysfunctions associated with the 22q11 deletion syndrome within the scope of a larger project granted by Telethon Italy.

Iva Cantando is a Ph.D. student in the lab of Paola Bezzi in the Department of Fundamental Neurosciences (DNF) at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. She obtained her Master's at the University of Lausanne and is currently pursuing her Ph.D., studying the role of glial cells (astrocytes and microglia) in neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on mitochondrial metabolism.

Federica Cordella is a PostDoc in the lab of Paola Bezzi in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Rome Sapienza in Italy. She received her Master's degree in Neurobiology, studying how antibiotics modulate microglial cells, in 2018. She earned her Ph.D. in Life Sciences on "iPSCs-derived cortical organoids: an in vitro model to mimic and investigate neurodegenerative diseases" in 2021 in the laboratory of Silvia Di Angelantonio at the University of Rome Sapienza. Currently, she is studying the role of astrocytes and microglia in the onset of cognitive dysfunctions associated with the 22q11 deletion syndrome within the scope of a larger project granted by Telethon Italy.

Silvia Di Angelantonio is an Associate Professor of Physiology in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Rome Sapienza. She obtained her Ph.D. from the International School of Advanced Studies of Trieste. Currently, she serves as a scientific advisor for CrestOptics SPA and D-TAILS SRL in Rome, and is an affiliated researcher for the Center for Life Nano Science. Her research interests include studying retinal biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease, using brain and retinal 3D human organoids, investigating neuron–glia crosstalk in health and disease, and exploring synaptic transmission and neuromodulation.

Davide Ragozzino currently works in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer" at the Sapienza University in Rome. He does research in Neuroscience and Physiology. His current project is the 'Microglial control of synaptic transmission'. One of his long-standing interests lies in the modulatory role of chemokines in synaptic transmission. He has authored over 73 publications with 7228 total citations and an h-index of 38 (Scopus).

Paola Bezzi is a Principal Investigator in the Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rome Sapienza in Italy. She completed her Ph.D. studies in Milan at the University of Milan, Italy. With more than 8000 citations, she has authored over 50 papers in internationally recognized journals such as Nature, Nature Neuroscience, Molecular Psychiatry, and Biological Psychiatry, focusing on the role of astrocytes in brain physiology and pathology.