Chiara Mascarello 

Chiara Mascarello holds a research grant at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, where she also teaches Tibetan language. She is a founder and board member of the Contemplative Studies program at the University of Padua and co-directs the Italian Buddhist Union Research Center. She advanced her studies at Sera Monastic University, UMA Institute, and the University of Hamburg, and has worked as a Tibetan translator. Her research focuses on the Indo-Tibetan contemplative tradition, especially on consciousness and mind training.