Virginia Boccardi is Full Professor and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, and Medical Director of the Geriatrics Section at Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia. She earned her MD (2007), completed a residency in geriatrics (2012), and obtained a PhD in Metabolism and Aging (2015) at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. She spent two years as a research fellow at UMDNJ (USA), focusing on aging, cancer, cellular senescence, and telomere biology. Her research addresses molecular and metabolic aspects of aging, cognitive impairment, diabetes, and nutrition-aging interactions. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and created the Cally Index for geriatric prognosis.