Natali completed her veterinary medicine degree and a Doctorate degree in equine orthopaedics at the Free University of Berlin, Germany. Afterwards, Natali commenced a residency in the Section of Theriogenology at Cornell University, USA. She passed the board exam of the American College of Theriogenologists and remained at Cornell as a Clinical Instructor in Theriogenology and a Postdoctoral Associate in Developmental Biology. In 2011 Natali completed her PhD degree at The University of Melbourne, where she is since employed as a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Reproduction.