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Dr Terranegra obtained her MSc degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Siena, Italy, and both her PhD in Molecular Medicine and Post-graduate Diploma in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Milan, Italy. Before joining Sidra Medicine in 2014, Dr. Terranegra achieved strong experience in clinical nutrition, molecular biology and genetics during her career at the University of Milan, Italy, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, and San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy (2001-2014). Dr Terranegra has extensive teaching experience as an Assistant Professor at the University of Milan, Italy (2003-2014). Dr Terranegra currently covers the position of adjunct Assistant Professor both in the College of Health and Life Sciences at Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar and in the College of Health Sciences at Qatar University, Qatar. At Sidra Medicine, Dr Terranegra leads the Laboratory of Precision Nutrition (PreNutri Lab) which is interested in characterizing the mechanisms underlying the role of food and nutrients in the development and management of pregnancy complications, infertility, and pediatric non- communicable diseases. The PreNutri lab research projects focus on understanding the effect of diet on gut microbiota, metabolomics, and epigenetic mechanisms, as well as diet interaction with the genomic background, using the most advanced technologies, such as bacterial 16S rRNA sequencing, NGS, DNA-methylation arrays, HPLC-MS, GC-MS, and nutritional assessment.