**Angela Gargano**

Angela Gargano is a First Researcher at the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN-Napoli). Her research studies nuclear structure physics within the shell-model framework by employing effective interactions derived from realistic potentials. She has published around 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including five review papers, and contributed to more than 20 plenary invited talks at international conferences. She has served on national/international committees, as a referee for peer-reviewed journals, and participated in the organization of many workshops and conferences. In particular, she is one of the promoters of the topical meeting "International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics," held in the Napoli area since 1987. Her dissemination activity concentrates on gender issues, especially integrating gender perspectives in science and academic/research organizations.
