Laura Reina received her Laurea Diploma in Physics from the University of Milan, Italy (1988) and her PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics from the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy (1992). She held postdoctoral positions at the University of Brussels (Belgium), Brookhaven National Laboratory (NY), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, before joining the Physics Department at Florida State University (FSU) as assistant professor in 1998. She is currently Distinguished Research Professor and the Joseph F. Owens Endowed Professor of Physics at Florida State University.

Reina’s research focuses on theoretical particle physics with emphasis on high-energy collider physics. Her research is globally recognized for its contributions to precision studies of the Standard Model of particle, particularly emphasizing the effects of perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and electroweak corrections in collider physics, where she is recognized for her work on Higgs-boson and heavy-quark physics. Her expertise extends to flavor physics and effective field theory explorations of physics beyond the Standard Model. She has served on the boards of several professional organizations and national and international institutions. She is a member of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Higgs working group of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), where she has served in various leadership positions and is currently a member of the Theory Advisory Committee. She has recently served as theory convener of the Energy Frontier during the 2021 Snowmass process of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society, aimed at defining the science arguments that will inform future directions in high-energy particle physics. She is a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a recipient if 2025 Jesse W. Beams award of the South-East Division of the American Physical Society for excellence in research.