 Hello, I am Francesca Coccia and I am a group leader in the Structure Biology Centre at Human Second Opol. Hi, I'm Dario Guerrini and I'm a Bachelor of Intership student in the Coccia group. Hi, I'm Angelica Crittelli, I'm a visitor scientist. Hi, I'm Irene Bognardi. My research group focuses on unraveling the molecular mechanisms of thyroid function and disease. The thyroid is a little gland found here in the neck which is responsible for the synthesis of important metabolic hormones. At least 10% of the population has a thyroid disease in his lifetime. So in order to devise better therapeutic strategies we need to go deeper in this system and we are doing this using Structure Biology starting from single proteins to cells and then to organoids. Recently for this project called Thyromol we received the European Research Council ERC starting brand and I am so excited to carry out this project with my group at Human Second Opol for its upstanding facilities, international environment and the possibility of building a research institute from scratch. Here in Francesca Coccia's group I am using an integrated structural biology approach to study the molecular basis of some thyroid related diseases. The focus of my research was the very first part of the structural and functional characterization of transcription factor which is implied in many pathological and physiological mechanisms in thyroid biology. My research is focused on thyroid cancer. During these first months in HT I have learned to work on my very own project which is at the same time deeply integrated with the one of the group. So in this sense you learn to work independently but at the same time to cooperate with other scientists and different people from different fields. The most important thing I bring back to my institution is that even those projects that seem to be distant from ours could be a precious hint for our studies. The best opportunity that Human Technopole gave me so far was the opportunity to work in the lab bench and translate what I learned in the bachelor degree in biotechnology into practical work. I chose Human Technopole because I believe it is one of a kind institution in Italy for scientific research and because of the strong synergism that is in this institution between professionals with different backgrounds. Here I can really work with very advanced techniques and instruments that are not that common even in Europe. So if I had to define Human Technopole with three words I would definitely use exciting interdisciplinary and science. HT for me means opportunity, community and growth. I'd say international environment, inclusion and cutting edge technologies. HT for me means stimulating new promising environment. It is also international so this gives a great opportunity to interact with people coming from different countries and having different background experiences. Please join us at Human Technopole to develop your career in science.