Lautaro Natali holds a Biology degree from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina), where he graduated with honors in 2020. He conducted his bachelor's thesis at the Laboratory of Epigenetics and Cell Differentiation in the Mercedes and Martin Ferreyra Institute for Medical Research in Córdoba (Argentina), focusing on the role of the transcription factor SLUG in miRNA modulation during smooth muscle cell phenotypic switch. He subsequently obtained a PhD scholarship from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET) in 2020 to explore the role of RNA methylation in smooth muscle cell differentiation under the supervision of Dr. Melina Musri. Supported by the SFB1177, Lautaro is currently doing a research stay at the Stolz lab, where he is studying the role of autophagy in this process.