Dr. Liara Rizzi received her PhD and MSc in Medicine: Medical Sciences in Brazil. After her PhD, she started as a Postdoctoral fellow at Unicamp, SP, Brazil.  She joined the Grinberg Lab as a Postdoctoral employee in the year 2023. Since the beginning of her academic career, she has been working on biomarkers related to neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer's disease. Her academic research projects mainly focus on the detection of altered proteins in biofluids such as cerebrospinal fluid, plasma and serum. She has extensive experience in molecular biology and protein analysis, particularly immunoenzymatic and chemiluminescent assays. She works in the fields of neuroscience, pathophysiology, biochemistry, and epidemiology. She also has experience in the design, management and development of clinical and biological research projects.