After completing her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, Celeste went on to pursue a PhD in Biocatalysis at Politecnico di Milano under the supervision of Professor Fabio Parmeggiani. Her doctoral research focused on developing chemoenzymatic cascades for the synthesis of unnatural amino acids. During her PhD, she was awarded a Zegna fellowship enabling her to spend spent six months working in Professor Nicholas Turner’s laboratory at the University of Manchester, further developing her expertise in biocatalysis. She joined the Wallace Lab in 2026, where she works on the bio-based production of styrene, bringing together her background in chemistry and engineering while expanding her knowledge of biology.

When she's not in the lab, you can find Celeste with her film camera in hand, exploring Edinburgh and the rest of the UK, swimming, or hiking with friends.