Alterations in MRI-visible perivascular spaces precede dementia diagnosis by 18 years in Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s disease
Talk at Italian Society of Neurology Congress, Padova, Italy
CV
You can download my full CV here.
Research Experience
Sep 2022 - Aug 2025  | Guest Researcher, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany Supervisor: Prof. Xenia Kobeleva Research keywords: Alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, structural MRI, resting-state fMRI, virtual brains, dynamical systems |
Mar 2021 - Oct 2021  | Visiting Researcher, Center for Computational Neuroimaging, Heidelberg, Germany Supervisor: Prof. Philipp Vollmuth Research keywords: Glioblastoma, pseudoprogression, radiomics, machine learning, deep learning, diffusion MRI, perfusion MRI |
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022  | Research activity, Neuroradiology Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy Supervisor: Prof. Nicoletta Anzalone Research keywords: Primary central nervous system lymphoma, machine learning, deep learning, radiomics, sarcopenia |
Apr 2018 - Jan 2020 | Research activity, Radiology Department and Experimental Imaging Center, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Esposito Research keywords: Covid-19, CT, machine learning; pre-clinical MRI, liver metastases, hepatocellular carcinoma |
Education
2022 - Present day  | PhD in Neuroscience, University of Bonn Supervisors: Prof. Xenia Kobeleva Thesis: Advancing neuroimaging-based brain network models for neurodegenerative diseases |
2017 - 2022  | Specialization in Radiology and Neuroradiology, Vita-Salute "San Raffaele" University Thesis: Development and external testing of machine learning models for the identification of pseudoprogression versus early disease in patients with IDH wt glioblastoma treated with standard chemo radiotherapy Supervisors: Prof. Nicoletta Anzalone, Prof. Philipp Vollmuth Final Grade: 70/70 cum Laude |
2010 - 2016 | MD Degree, Vita-Salute "San Raffaele" University Thesis: Perceived quality of life and access to healthcare in a sample of asylum seekers in Milan Supervisors: Prof. Giuseppe Banfi Final Grade: 110/110 Summa cum Laude |
Publications
You can find all my publications here.
Talks, presentation and posters
Control energy of temporal regions relates to tau burden and longitudinal Memory decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
Poster at Italian Society of Neurology Congress, Padova, Italy
Evaluating Effective Connectivity and Control Theory to Understand rTMS-Induced Network Effects
Poster at Organization for Computational Neuroscience (OCNS) Conference, Florence, Italy
In-vivo Dynamical Effects of White Matter Hyperintensities
Invited Talk at Padua Neuroscience Center, Padova, Italy
In-vivo Dynamical Effects of White Matter Hyperintensities
Invited Talk at Institute for Neuroinformatics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
In-vivo dynamical effects of structural white matter disconnections
Poster at Bernstein Conference, Frankfurt, Germany
The Impact of White Matter Hyperintensities on Whole-Brain Dynamics in Normal Cognition and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Poster at Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Montreal, Canada
Multimodal Machine and Deep Learning for Discriminating Progression Versus Pseudo-Progression in Glioblastoma
Invited Talk at University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Quantitative muscle mass biomarkers are independent prognosis factors in primary central nervous system lymphoma: the role of L3-Skeletal Muscle Index and temporal muscle thickness
Poster at EANO 16th European Association of Neuro Oncology Meeting, Online
Radiomics for prompt identification of liver metastases in an orthotopic colorectal cancer murine model of disease
Poster at 49th Italian Congress of Radiology (SIRM), Online
Radiomics and pancreatic tumors: a new tool for old problems
Poster at European Congress of Radiology (ECR2020), Online
Awards
- Italian Society for Neurology Conference Grant for Young Researcher (Italian Society of Neurology, 2025)
- Participation in International Conferences Grant (University of Bonn, 2025)
- Neurotech EU Travel Grant for “EEG Functional Connectivity” Summer School (2024)
- Bonn International Graduate School-Clinical and Population Science Travel Award (2024)
- Participation in International Conferences Grant (University of Bonn, 2023)
- Invest in the Youth Scholarship for the European Congress of Radiology (2020)
Society and Organization Memberships
- Italian Society of Neurology (2025-now)
- Organization for computational neuroscience (2025-now)
- Bernstein Network for computational neuroscience (2024-now)
- Transdisciplinary Research Area – Modeling of the University of Bonn (2024-now)
Teaching
Supervision
- Yavan Zheng (Second Supervisor, Master’s Thesis 2024-25)
- Steven Geysen (Research Assistant, 2022-23)
- Gioele Gambato (MD Thesis, 2021)
- Benedetta di Maio (MD Thesis, 2021)
Attended Summer/Winter Schools & workshops
- Computational Neuroscience – Dynamical Systems (Bonn, May, 2024)
- Neurotech EU EEG Functional Connectivity Summer School (Reykjavik, May 2024)
- EITN Fall School in Computational Neuroscience (Paris, September 2023)
- OHBM Educational Course on Whole-brain, Connectome-based Models of Brain Dynamics: From Principles to Applications (Montreal, June 2022)
- Neuromatch Academy: Computational Neuroscience (Online, July 2022)
- OHBM Educational Course on Network Neuroscience (Glasgow, June 2022)
- OHBM Brainhack 2022 (Glasgow, June 2022)
Service and leadership
- Student representative for the Bonn International Graduate School – Clinical and Population Science, Bonn, (2023-2024)
- Student representative, Faculty of Medicine, Vita-Salute “San Raffaele” University, Milan, Italy (2015-2016)
- Founder and Vice-President of “Associazione Culturale Studentesca” (an association promoting cultural events and fundraising), Liceo Scientifico “A. Antonelli”, Novara, Italy (2009-2010)
Other activities
- Sabbatical research visitor, Department of Collective Behavior, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (November 2021)
- Medical volunteer, St. Orsola Catholic Hospital, Matiri, District of Tharaka, Kenya (Feb. 2017- Apr. 2017)
- Volunteer in a nature conservation project, Latin American Sea Turtle, Pacuare, Costa Rica (Aug. 2016)
- Volunteer, Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland (Sept. 2013)
- Football (soccer) player, Associazione Calcio Medici Monza-Brianza, a charity team composed of medical doctors organizing tournaments across Italy with the aim of raising funds for charity (2016-2021)
- Courses on: humanitarian emergencies, logistics in humanitarian emergencies, project cycle management; ISPI (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale), Milan, Italy (2012)