
Marina Vai
University of Milano–Bicocca (Italy)
Marina Vai is a full professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). She has long been interested in the biogenesis of the fungal cell wall with particular emphasis on a family of [beta]1,3-glucanosyltransferases of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Her current laboratory projects are mainly centered on yeast chronological aging and the underlying metabolic pathways.