Born in Città della Pieve on 28 February 1944, Mariella Morbidelli attended the classical high school in Modena and graduated in biological sciences at the University of Modena. Immediately after graduation, she worked as a biology researcher in Lausanne and Paris. For 30 years she taught science and mathematics in secondary schools. Today she works for the Europe for Citizens Programme, EUactive Citizenship Project, Bagages à Main BAM, CAP - Participate to Understand Act, Erasmus+, and she is in charge of the Citizens' Laboratory.