Dr. Stefano Bettinazzi is an evolutionary physiologist with a soft spot for mitochondria and cellular bioenergetics. His studies are based in both Italy and Canada. He received a bachelor's degree in Environmental sciences from the University of Padova, a master's degree in Biology from the University of Bologna, and a Ph.D. in Biological sciences from University of Montreal. Following his Ph.D., He worked as a research postdoc in Sophie Breton's lab (University of Montreal, Canada). In 2021, He was awarded a Marie Słodowska-Curie Fellowship to join Nick Lane's and Florencia Camus's labs (University College London, UK) as a postdoctoral research fellow.