Cristina Banfi, PhD has been leading the Laboratory of Functional Proteomics, Metabolomics and Network Analysis at Cardiologic Monzino Center in Milan since 2005. She has served as the Coordinator of Target Discovery Area since 2020 and is Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Omics at the University of Milan. Dr. Banfi is a leading authority in the field of proteomics, having published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. Additionally, she acts as a reviewer for several prominent journals.