Laura Zucchelli obtained her M.Sc. in Biology Applied to Biomedical Research at University of Milan (Italy), in April 2023. During her studies, she spent one year in the laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Neurodegenerative Diseases, led by Prof. Elena Cattaneo, where she carried out her thesis project focused on comparison of mouse and human huntingtin exon-1 in stem cell-derived neurons.

She pursued her interest in the field of neuroscience as a Research Fellow in the Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology headed by Prof. Simona Lodato, where she is currently employed as a Laboratory Technician.