Clarice Patrono is a biologist, with a Master Degree in Biotechnology and a PhD in “Biology and Molecular Biotechnology”. She is a Research Scientist at ENEA since 2008. Her main research activities are focused on the field of cell biology and radiobiology: studies of in vitro radiation-induced biological effects, particularly concerning the evaluation of cytogenetic damage, cell viability, cell death mechanisms and analysis of in vitro effects of hyperthermia as radiosensitiser.  She participated in molecular biology studies on the role of polymorphisms of DNA repair genes in cancer susceptibility and individual radiosensitivity. She has expertise in biomonitoring and retrospective biological dosimetry studies. She has more than ten years’ experience in molecular genetics of neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases.