Francesca Fortini received the master’s degree in applied biomolecular sciences from the University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, in 2014, and the Ph.D. degree in molecular medicine and pharmacology from the University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, in 2018. Since 2018, she has been a Scientific Researcher at the Translational Research Center of Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy. Her current research interests include the identification of predisposing factors for aortic valve stenosis and novel prognostic factors for the progression of peripheral artery disease in diabetic patients. She is also interested in studying the role of the Notch pathway in the cardiotoxicity induced by chemotherapeutic drugs.