Dr. Valentina Chiavaroli began her clinical research journey in 2005 under the supervision of Prof. Francesco Chiarelli and Prof. Angelika Mohn while studying Medicine at the University of Chieti, Italy. In 2007, she commenced her Pediatrics residency training at the same institution.

In November 2012, Dr. Chiavaroli pursued a PhD at the University of Chieti, focusing on early life events and their impact on later cardio-metabolic disorders. In 2014, she continued her PhD research at the prestigious Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand, under the guidance of Prof. Wayne Cutfield, and successfully completed her PhD in March 2016.

Following her doctoral studies, she worked as a Research Fellow at the Liggins Institute, investigating the impact of gut bacteria on health and disease—a position supported by a Long-term Research Fellowship awarded by the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) in 2015.

In May 2018, Dr. Chiavaroli returned to Italy and is currently working as a Neonatologist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Pescara Public Hospital, Pescara, Italy.

Her primary research interests include:

• The impact of early life events (e.g., preterm birth or being born small- or large-for-gestational-age) on long-term health outcomes.
• The role of the gut microbiome in metabolism.