Diana Lazaro holds a Master degree in Human Biology and Environment from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. She did her PhD at the Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Goettingen, as part of the Goettingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics and Molecular Biosciences(GGNB). Currently, Diana is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, where she is focusing on protein misfolding within the context of Parkinson’s disease.