She received her B.S. degree from the School of Biology and Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology both from the School of Medicine at the University of Naples (Italy). Her postdoctoral training was in Nutritional Biochemistry at Columbia University in New York. Her laboratory primarily focuses on the study of the molecular, biochemical and physiological mechanisms that regulate the metabolism of vitamin A and b-carotene during mammalian embryogenesis, in both maternal and developing tissues. Dr Quadro has an extensive track record in the carotenoid/retinoid field and has mentored many young scientists as the transition into their own careers.