Head, Immunobiology of Neurological Disorders Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSpe) and Division of Neuroscience, Coordinator, Team GEDI (GEnder, Diversity and Inclusion in medicine, research and governance) Institutional Representative for Gender Medicine IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan | Italy
Dr. Cinthia Farina, a PhD and neuroimmunologist, is Head of the Immunobiology of Neurological Disorders Unit at the Institute of Experimental Neurology at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. Her research activity has provided original advancement on the immunological monitoring of multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment, the stratification of clinical MS stages via blood transcriptomics, the comprehension of glia-neuron interactions in MS lesions and the identification of novel therapeutic targets. She has received several awards, including the Young Investigator Award for Multiple Sclerosis Research by the European Charcot Foundation. Dr. Farina has been an elected member of the scientific advisory boards of the Italian Association of Neuroimmunology and the International Society of Neuroimmunology, is a selected member of the Scientific Board of the UK Multiple Sclerosis Society and serves as reviewer for several granting agencies including European Research Council, UK Medical Research Council, Agence Nationale de la recherché, DFG Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft, Foundation ARSEP. In addition to her scientific activity in neuroimmunology, she coordinates the GEDI (Gender and Diversity Inclusion) Team within her institution, whose task is to promote gender balance in the organization and gender medicine in clinical and research practices. Cinthia Farina has contributed to the drafting of the National Plan for Gender Medicine and collaborates with the Ministry for Health and the National Observatory for Gender Medicine on issues related to gender pharmacology.
