Chiara earned her MD from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy, where she is currently completing her residency in Neurology. As a visiting scholar at UCSF, her research focuses on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA), with a particular interest in semantic dementia. During her six-month stay, she will contribute to ongoing projects exploring the neuroanatomical and clinical features of neurodegenerative language disorders.