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Rosella Mechelli

Associate Professor in Experimental Medicine and Pathophysiology
Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion
San Raffaele Roma University
IRCCS San Raffaele
Rome | Italy


Department for the Promotion of Human Science and Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma University 

Academic degree 

2000 University graduation, Biological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome (Italy) 

Other degrees 

2004 PhD in Genetic and Molecular Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome (Italy) 

2007 Post-graduated Master degree in Methodologies for the research and development of new therapies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome (Italy) 

Actual position 

2024-Associate professor, San Raffaele Roma University, Rome (Italy) 

Previous positions 

2023-2024 Assistant Professor (RTD-B, art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10), San Raffaele Roma University, Rome (Italy) 

2018-2023 Research fellow (RTD-A, art. 24 c.3-a L. 240/10) at San Raffaele Roma University, Rome (Italy) 

2017- Adjunct Professor, San Raffaele Roma University, Rome (Italy) 

2010- 2016: Post-doc Research fellow, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, S. Andrea Hospital, Rome (Italy) 

2005-2009: Post-doc Research fellow, Department of Neurology – Sapienza University of Rome, Rome (Italy) 

2004: Post-doc Research fellow, Department of Genetic and Molecular Biology-Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome (Italy) 

Research activity 

Gene-environment interactions play a significant role in the development of multiple sclerosis. I have actively contributed to this field by introducing new approaches for analyzing genome-wide association studies. Moreover, my research focuses on investigating the genotypes of the Epstein-Barr virus and their potential implications for the onset of multiple sclerosis. 

Teaching activity 

2018- present: Professor in Experimental Medicine and Pathophysiology (MEDS-02/A); mentoring activity and student supervisor 

Awards and honors 

-2000: PhD student Fellowship Award-Sapienza University of Rome, Italy 

-From 2006 Member of the Italian Association of Neuroimmunology (AINI) 

-2015- Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (FISM), PI of projects n° 2014/R/14 on the interaction between genetic and environmental factors in MS 

-2016: AINI Prize for research in neuroimmunology 

-2019: National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS-USA) PI: EBV genotyping in MS 

-2018 FISM, PI of the project n° 2017/R/18 on the identification and characterization of EBV genetic variants MS 

-2022-present, Member of the steering committee of the Italian Association of Neuroimmunology (AINI) 

-2023: FISM, PI of the project n°2022_R-Single_064 on the functional role of EBV variants in blood and CNS in MS 

Foreign languages 

English and French 

Publications 

Author of 53 full-papers in peer-review journals; H index: 23 (Scopus) 

Orcid: 0000-0001-5842-3100; 

ResearcherID: AAB-4967-2022; Scopus author ID: 6506887447 

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