Cinzia holds a degree in Philosophy. She is a senior researcher in the field of knowledge translation, methods of citizen and patient involvement in research and deliberative democracy; involved in lay people training activities and dissemination of medical information. She has been working since 2003 at the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Department of Public Health, Laboratory of research on consumer involvement. Cinzia’s research interests are in transparency and conflicts of interest in research, co-production of knowledge, intersection of science and society.