Born on February 14, 1967 Varese, Italy. In 2008, Conti was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the most prestigious prize awarded to the researchers in Germany. The prize was shared with Elisa Izaurralde and awarded for "fundamental new insights into intracellular RNA transport and RNA metabolism."In 2014 she received the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine for her important contributions to understanding the mechanisms governing RNA quality, transport and degradation. In 2018, she received the Bijvoet Medal of the Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research of Utrecht University. She is an elected member of European Molecular Biology Organization and of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.