About

Hi, I’m Sara Lo Russo — biologist and behavioral neuroscientist, based in Rome.

I trained at Tor Vergata University in Evolutionary Biology, then spent years in preclinical neuroscience labs at Italy’s National Institute of Health (ISS) and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI Dublin). My work there looked at how genetics, epigenetics and early-life experience shape behavior, stress resilience and vulnerability to neuropsychiatric disorders. I’ve co-authored five peer-reviewed papers along the way.

These days I work independently at the intersection of nutrition, longevity and brain health. I read a lot, I write a little, and I try to keep an evidence-first eye on a wellness industry that often confuses certainty with truth. noema is where I write some of it down.

If you want to know where I’m starting from, Honest medicine is the place to begin — the opening manifesto for everything else.

I’m also a qualified high school science teacher (Italian Classe A028) and have spent years as a nutritional consultant — including with people navigating eating disorders, chronic conditions, and the messy emotional relationship with food.

For the full professional story, see the resume.

Elsewhere on the internet: Facebook, Instagram, Threads.

noema runs on infrastructure built and maintained by Marcello Barnaba.

Say hello: sara@sindro.me.