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EDUCATION
2012 PhD in Experimental Neurology, International PhD Program in Molecular Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (UniSR), Milan, Italy. PhD Supervisor: Prof. M. Filippi
2008 Board Certification in Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniSR, Milan, Italy
2003 MD, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniSR, Milan, Italy
CURRENT POSITIONS
2023–present Clinical Operations Manager, Neurology Unit, San Raffaele Hospital (OSR), Milan, Italy
2022–present Head of Functional Unit, Neurology Unit, OSR, Milan, Italy (field: Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other dementias, Parkinson’s and other movement disorders, vascular cognitive impairment)
2020–present Associate Professor of Neurology, UniSR, Milan, Italy
2017–present Group Leader, Neuroimaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), Division of Neuroscience, OSR, Milan, Italy
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2017–2020 Assistant Professor of Neurology (RTD-b), UniSR, Milan, Italy
2013–2016 Project Leader, Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, OSR, Milan, Italy
2012–2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, OSR, Milan, Italy
2008–2017 Adjunct Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniSR, Milan, Italy
2007–2008 Visiting Research Fellow, Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
INSTITUTIONAL / ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2024–present Coordinator, PhD Program in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, UniSR, Milan
2024–present Co-Principal Investigator, San Raffaele Neurotech Hub, UniSR, Milan
2022–present Member, Executive Committee, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), OSR
2022–2033 National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor of Neurology (Scientific-Disciplinary Sector MEDS-12A / MED26 - 06/D6)
2021–present President, Master's Degree Program in Rehabilitation Science for Healthcare Professionals, UniSR, Milan
2018–2024 Member, PhD Teaching Board, PhD Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, UniSR, Milan
2017–present Visiting Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia
2017–present Member, Interfaculty Center for Gender Studies, UniSR, Milan
2013–present Director of Studies, Neuroscience and Experimental Neurology, PhD Program in Molecular Medicine, UniSR, Milan, Italy
AWARDS
2024 Selected among Forbes Italy’s 100 Women of 2024
2020 Member, "Top Italian Women Scientists" Club
2019 European Grand Prix for Young Researcher, Foundation for Research on Alzheimer
2017 ERC Starting Grant
2013 Junior Faculty Award, 11th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
2010 Selected Young Researcher, 60th Interdisciplinary Meeting of Nobel Laureates, June 27 – July 2, 2010, Lindau, Germany
2007 First Prize, European Charcot Foundation Young Investigators Award for Multiple Sclerosis Research
EDITORIAL & REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
2024 Member, Advisory Board, Neurological Sciences
2023 Member, International Scientific Commission SVS-3, Fund for Scientific Research – FNRS
2020–present Editorial Board Member, Neurology
2019–present Reviewer and Panel Member, LS5 Neuroscience, ERC Starting Grants
2016–present Associate Editor, NeuroImage: Clinical
2015–2020 Editorial Board Member, Journal of Neuroimaging
2012–present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Neurology
Reviewer for multiple journals including: Alzheimer's & Dementia; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration; Annals of Neurology; BMC Medicine; Brain; Cerebral Cortex; Cortex; European Journal of Neurology; Human Brain Mapping; JAMA Neurology; Journal of Neurology; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (JNNP); Lancet Neurology; Molecular Psychiatry; Movement Disorders; Movement Disorders Clinical Practice; Nature Reviews Neurology; NeuroImage; NeuroImage: Clinical; Neurological Sciences; Neurology; PLoS ONE
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2024–present Member, EAN Scientific Committee
2023–present Co-Chair, EAN ALS & FTD Panel
2022–2023 Elected Member, Management Group, EAN ALS & FTD Panel
2022–present Elected Member, Steering Committee, SINdem
2020–2025 Coordinator, Neuroimaging Study Group, SIN
2020–2022 Elected Treasurer, SINdem
2020–2022 Elected Chair, EAN Neuroimaging Panel
2019–2024 Elected Chair, Steering Committee, NiSALS
2019–present Coordinator, Neuroimaging in Dementia Group, SINdem
2017–2020 Elected Secretary, SINdem
2017–2019 Elected Member, Steering Committee, NiSALS
2016–2017 Elected Member, Steering Committee, SINdem
2015–present Member, SIN (Italian Neurological Society)
2014–present Member, EAN & EAN Neuroimaging Panel (2016–2020 Elected Member of the Management Group)
2012–present Member, SINdem
2010–present Member, NiSALS
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2025 Scientific Committee, 2025 Associazione Neurologia Emergenza Urgenza (ANEU)
2013–2024 Organizing Committee, Annual Neuroimaging Society in ALS (NiSALS) Symposium
2021 Scientific Committee, International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) 2022, Lille
2020 Course Director, Scientific Session: Neuroimaging challenges: a case-based workshop, XV Congress of the Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINdem), Florence, Italy
2019–2020 Organizing Committee, 2020 Congress of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN)
2019–2021 Organizing Committee, SINdem Congresses
2018 Course Director, Teaching Course: Neuroimaging and early detection of neurological diseases – Level 2, 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), Lisbon, Portugal
2018–present Programme Committee, ENCALS (European Network for the Cure of ALS)
2016 Scientific Committee, ENCALS 2016, Milan, Italy
2015–2022 Scientific Committee, Winter Seminars on Dementia, Italian Neurology Society for the Study of Dementia, Brixen, Italy
2015 Scientific Committee, Meeting of the Italian Chapter of ISMRM, Verona, Italy
2013–present Scientific Committee, MR Techniques in Neurodegenerative Diseases Courses, Milan, Italy
PUBLICATIONS
Total number of publications in peer-reviewed international journals: 369
H-index: 75 (Scopus); 89 (Google Scholar)
2012 PhD in Experimental Neurology, International PhD Program in Molecular Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (UniSR), Milan, Italy. PhD Supervisor: Prof. M. Filippi
2008 Board Certification in Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniSR, Milan, Italy
2003 MD, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniSR, Milan, Italy
CURRENT POSITIONS
2023–present Clinical Operations Manager, Neurology Unit, San Raffaele Hospital (OSR), Milan, Italy
2022–present Head of Functional Unit, Neurology Unit, OSR, Milan, Italy (field: Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other dementias, Parkinson’s and other movement disorders, vascular cognitive impairment)
2020–present Associate Professor of Neurology, UniSR, Milan, Italy
2017–present Group Leader, Neuroimaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), Division of Neuroscience, OSR, Milan, Italy
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2017–2020 Assistant Professor of Neurology (RTD-b), UniSR, Milan, Italy
2013–2016 Project Leader, Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, OSR, Milan, Italy
2012–2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, OSR, Milan, Italy
2008–2017 Adjunct Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniSR, Milan, Italy
2007–2008 Visiting Research Fellow, Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
INSTITUTIONAL / ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2024–present Coordinator, PhD Program in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, UniSR, Milan
2024–present Co-Principal Investigator, San Raffaele Neurotech Hub, UniSR, Milan
2022–present Member, Executive Committee, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), OSR
2022–2033 National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor of Neurology (Scientific-Disciplinary Sector MEDS-12A / MED26 - 06/D6)
2021–present President, Master's Degree Program in Rehabilitation Science for Healthcare Professionals, UniSR, Milan
2018–2024 Member, PhD Teaching Board, PhD Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, UniSR, Milan
2017–present Visiting Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia
2017–present Member, Interfaculty Center for Gender Studies, UniSR, Milan
2013–present Director of Studies, Neuroscience and Experimental Neurology, PhD Program in Molecular Medicine, UniSR, Milan, Italy
AWARDS
2024 Selected among Forbes Italy’s 100 Women of 2024
2020 Member, "Top Italian Women Scientists" Club
2019 European Grand Prix for Young Researcher, Foundation for Research on Alzheimer
2017 ERC Starting Grant
2013 Junior Faculty Award, 11th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
2010 Selected Young Researcher, 60th Interdisciplinary Meeting of Nobel Laureates, June 27 – July 2, 2010, Lindau, Germany
2007 First Prize, European Charcot Foundation Young Investigators Award for Multiple Sclerosis Research
EDITORIAL & REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
2024 Member, Advisory Board, Neurological Sciences
2023 Member, International Scientific Commission SVS-3, Fund for Scientific Research – FNRS
2020–present Editorial Board Member, Neurology
2019–present Reviewer and Panel Member, LS5 Neuroscience, ERC Starting Grants
2016–present Associate Editor, NeuroImage: Clinical
2015–2020 Editorial Board Member, Journal of Neuroimaging
2012–present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Neurology
Reviewer for multiple journals including: Alzheimer's & Dementia; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration; Annals of Neurology; BMC Medicine; Brain; Cerebral Cortex; Cortex; European Journal of Neurology; Human Brain Mapping; JAMA Neurology; Journal of Neurology; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (JNNP); Lancet Neurology; Molecular Psychiatry; Movement Disorders; Movement Disorders Clinical Practice; Nature Reviews Neurology; NeuroImage; NeuroImage: Clinical; Neurological Sciences; Neurology; PLoS ONE
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2024–present Member, EAN Scientific Committee
2023–present Co-Chair, EAN ALS & FTD Panel
2022–2023 Elected Member, Management Group, EAN ALS & FTD Panel
2022–present Elected Member, Steering Committee, SINdem
2020–2025 Coordinator, Neuroimaging Study Group, SIN
2020–2022 Elected Treasurer, SINdem
2020–2022 Elected Chair, EAN Neuroimaging Panel
2019–2024 Elected Chair, Steering Committee, NiSALS
2019–present Coordinator, Neuroimaging in Dementia Group, SINdem
2017–2020 Elected Secretary, SINdem
2017–2019 Elected Member, Steering Committee, NiSALS
2016–2017 Elected Member, Steering Committee, SINdem
2015–present Member, SIN (Italian Neurological Society)
2014–present Member, EAN & EAN Neuroimaging Panel (2016–2020 Elected Member of the Management Group)
2012–present Member, SINdem
2010–present Member, NiSALS
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2025 Scientific Committee, 2025 Associazione Neurologia Emergenza Urgenza (ANEU)
2013–2024 Organizing Committee, Annual Neuroimaging Society in ALS (NiSALS) Symposium
2021 Scientific Committee, International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias (ISFTD) 2022, Lille
2020 Course Director, Scientific Session: Neuroimaging challenges: a case-based workshop, XV Congress of the Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINdem), Florence, Italy
2019–2020 Organizing Committee, 2020 Congress of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN)
2019–2021 Organizing Committee, SINdem Congresses
2018 Course Director, Teaching Course: Neuroimaging and early detection of neurological diseases – Level 2, 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), Lisbon, Portugal
2018–present Programme Committee, ENCALS (European Network for the Cure of ALS)
2016 Scientific Committee, ENCALS 2016, Milan, Italy
2015–2022 Scientific Committee, Winter Seminars on Dementia, Italian Neurology Society for the Study of Dementia, Brixen, Italy
2015 Scientific Committee, Meeting of the Italian Chapter of ISMRM, Verona, Italy
2013–present Scientific Committee, MR Techniques in Neurodegenerative Diseases Courses, Milan, Italy
PUBLICATIONS
Total number of publications in peer-reviewed international journals: 369
H-index: 75 (Scopus); 89 (Google Scholar)
Publications (707)
Courses (14)
12 CFU
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60014-1 - Valutazione clinica e strumentale delle funzioni cognitive
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Awards and honors (12)
SCOR Young European Researcher Prize for Research into Alzheimer’s disease,
conferred by SCOR Foundation for Science - 2019
ERC Starting Grant 2016,
conferred by ERC - 2016
Best Poster Presentation, ALS Symposium, AriSLA,
conferred by AriSLA - 2015
Best scientific paper Italian Neurological Society,
conferred by Italian Neurological Society - 2015
Junior Faculty Awards, International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's,
conferred by International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's - 2013
Premio per la Migliore Comunicazione Orale,
conferred by Congresso congiunto LIMPE/DISMOV - 2013
EFNS Investigator Awards,
conferred by EFNS - 2012
EFNS Investigator Awards,
conferred by EFNS - 2011
EFNS Investigator Awards,
conferred by EFNS - 2010
Human Brain Mapping Trainee Abstract Travel Award,
conferred by Organization for Human Brain Mapping - 2010
Young Investigator Award,
conferred by European Charcot Foundation - 2007
No Results Found
Fellowship (29)
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (Italia)
(2022 - )
2022
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Academy of Neurology (EAN) (Europeo)
(2021 - )
2021
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Academy of Neurology (EAN) (Europeo)
(2020 - 2021)
2020
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Rete IRCCS delle Neuroscienze e della Neuroriabilitazione (RIN) (Italia)
(2020 - )
2020
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Società Italiana di Neurologia (SIN) - Italian Society of Neurology (SIN) (Italia)
(2020 - )
2020
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINDem) (Italia)
(2020 - )
2020
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINDem) (Italia)
(2019 - )
2019
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Neuroimaging Society in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NiSALS) (Regno Unito)
(2019 - )
2019
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Rete IRCCS delle Neuroscienze e della Neuroriabilitazione (RIN) (Italia)
(2019 - )
2019
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINdem) (Italia)
(2018 - 2020)
2018
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group (Stati Uniti)
(2018 - )
2018
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases (ITALPLANED) (Italia)
(2018 - )
2018
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Neuroimaging Society in ALS (NiSALS) (Regno Unito)
(2017 - 2019)
2017
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Academy of Neurology (EAN) (Italia)
(2016 - 2018)
2016
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINdem) (Italia)
(2016 - 2018)
2016
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINdem) (Italia)
(2016 - )
2016
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Society of Neurology (Italia)
(2015 - )
2015
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and European Academy of Neurology (EAN) (Europeo)
(2014 - 2018)
2014
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- EAN & EAN Neuroimaging Panel (Austria)
(2014 - )
2014
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Frontotemporal Dementia Network (FTD Group-SINdem) (Italia)
(2014 - )
2014
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Italian Society for the Study of Dementia (SINdem) (Italia)
(2012 - )
2012
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) (Europeo)
(2011 - 2011)
2011
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- The European Diffusion Tensor imaging study in dementia (EDSD) group (Italia)
(2011 - )
2011
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Neuroimaging Society in ALS (NiSALS) (Regno Unito)
(2010 - )
2010
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) (Europeo)
(2009 - 2009)
2009
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) Panel of Neuroimaging and Sonology (Austria)
(2008 - 2014)
2008
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- European Neurological Society (ENS) Neuroimaging Subcommittee (Austria)
(2008 - 2014)
2008
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Neuroimaging Study Group of the Italian Society of Neurology (Italia)
(2008 - )
2008
Fellow (riconoscimento scientifico)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging in MS (MAGNIMS) (Europeo)
(2003 - 2009)
2003
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Editorial Board (10)
Guest Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY - ISSN: 1664-2295 - Lausanne: Frontiers Research Foundation, 2010-Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers Research Topic, "Biomarkers of Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonisms" (2022 - )
2022
Guest Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - NEUROIMAGE. CLINICAL - ISSN: 2213-1582 - Amsterdam : ElsevierEditor, Special issue "Neuroimaging Approaches in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)". (2021 - )
2021
Membro del Comitato Editoriale - NEUROLOGY - ISSN: 0028-3878 - Wolters Kluwer
Hagerstown MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Cleveland Ohio: Advanstar Communications (2020 - )
2020
Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE - ISSN: 1663-4365 - Lausanne : Frontiers Research Foundation, 2009- (2018 - )
2018
Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY - ISSN: 1664-0640 - Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A. All Rights ReservedAssociate Editor, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Section Neuroimaging and Stimulation (2018 - )
2018
rp1 – Direttore/Direttrice di rivista, collana editoriale, enciclopedia - FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY - ISSN: 1664-2295 - Lausanne: Frontiers Research Foundation, 2010- (2017 - )
2017
rp1 – Direttore/Direttrice di rivista, collana editoriale, enciclopedia - NEUROIMAGE. CLINICAL - ISSN: 2213-1582 - Amsterdam : Elsevier (2016 - )
2016
Altro tipo di attività editoriale - FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY - ISSN: 1664-2295 - Lausanne: Frontiers Research Foundation, 2010-Review Editor, Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases (2012 - )
2012
Membro del Comitato Editoriale - JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY - ISSN: 0340-5354 - Heidelberg Germany: Springer Verlag (2012 - )
2012
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Research and teaching at institutions (3)
Visiting Professorship, Clinic of Neurology & Faculty of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade at: University of Belgrade Medical School - Visiting Researcher
(17/11/2017 - )20171117
Position carried out at: UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele - Ricercatore/Ricercatrice universitario a t.d.
(01/11/2017 - 31/10/2020)20171101
Corso di Laurea in Fisioterapia e Corso di Laurea Specialistica in Medicina e Chirurgia at: UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele - Docente a contratto
(01/11/2008 - 31/10/2017)20081101
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Doctoral college (7)
UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele -
DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN SCIENZE COGNITIVE E COMPORTAMENTALI-2024
(cycle: 40 - Year: 2024
2024
)
UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele -
DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN SCIENZE COGNITIVE E COMPORTAMENTALI-2023
(cycle: 39 - Year: 2023
2023
)
UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele -
DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN SCIENZE COGNITIVE E COMPORTAMENTALI-2022
(cycle: 38 - Year: 2022
2022
)
UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele -
DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN NEUROSCIENZE COGNITIVE-2021
(cycle: 37 - Year: 2021
2021
)
UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele -
DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN NEUROSCIENZE COGNITIVE-2020
(cycle: 36 - Year: 2020
2020
)
UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele -
DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN NEUROSCIENZE COGNITIVE-2019
(cycle: 35 - Year: 2019
2019
)
UNISR - Università Vita Salute San Raffaele -
DOTTORATO DI RICERCA IN NEUROSCIENZE COGNITIVE-2018
(cycle: 34 - Year: 2018
2018
)
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Third Mission
Organizzazione di concerti, spettacoli teatrali, rassegne cinematografiche, eventi sportivi, mostre, esposizioni e altri eventi di pubblica utilità aperti alla comunità (Chairman, Relatore/Relatrice)
- Milan Longevity Summit - RISCRIVERE IL TEMPO: Science and Myths of the Longevity Rush; milanlongevitysummit.org
Milano, MEET THEATER, Via Vittorio Veneto 2, Milano (14/03/2024 - 27/03/2024) 20240314
Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia
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