Education
- 2026: Full Professor of Rheumatology (area 06/D3 鈥� MED/16)
- 2021 – 2024: Assistant Professor in Rheumatology (RTD-B), 麻w豆传媒
- 2010 – 2015: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Type A Research Grant), BIOMETRA Department, University of Milan
- 2008: PhD in Clinical Proteomics, University of Verona
- 2004: Residency in Rheumatology, Universit脿 Cattolica, Rome
- 2000: MD, Universit脿 Cattolica, Rome
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Rheumatology, 麻w豆传媒, Pieve Emanuele
- President of the Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 Degree Programs in Nursing Science, 麻w豆传媒
- Member of the PhD Board in Applied Clinical Research, 麻w豆传媒
- Member of the Boards of the Residency Schools in Clinical Immunology and Allergology, and in Rheumatology, 麻w豆传媒
- Head of the Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Section, Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano
Awards and Honors 鈥� National and International Research
- 2023 – 2024: Principal Investigator for Humanitas in clinical studies included in the Horizon 2023, Project No. 10109505, SQUEEZE Project
- Co-Principal Investigator of a clinical study funded by the PNRR 鈥� 2023 Call 鈥� PNRR-MCNT1-2023-12378434.
- Co-Principal Investigator of a clinical study funded by a GILS grant 鈥� 2023 Call.
- 2026: Eustar Database Improvement Grant
- Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis, autoantibodies, organ involvement, and treatment.
- Adaptive and innate immune responses in arthritis, response to therapies and vaccines.
- Identification of biomarkers through proteomics in biological fluids relevant to rheumatology.
She is a member of the Scientific Committee of SCLERONET, the network of Scleroderma Units in Milan supported by the patient association GILS 鈥� Gruppo Italiano per la Lotta alla Sclerodermia. She has been included in the scientific board for pharmacological research identified by the Mario Negri Institute (coordinating center of the rare diseases network) and has actively contributed to the development of the PDTA 鈥� Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Care Pathways for the diagnosis and treatment of Systemic Sclerosis.
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