Dr. Tamburini received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO in 2000. She continued her education to receive her Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Aurora, CO in 2006. After graduating with her Ph.D. in 2006, Dr. Tamburini pursued post-doctoral training at the University of Colorado and National Jewish Health.