Rosella Mechelli

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’s 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)

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- Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (FISM), PI of project 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 and 2023: FISM, PI of projects n° 2017/R/18 and 2022_R-Single_064 on the role of EBV variants in blood and CNS in MS

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

- 2023: Horizon-HLTH-DISEASE-3 (Project 101136991; EBV-MS)

Foreign languages

English and French

Publications

Author of 55 full-papers in peer-review journals; H index: 24 (Scopus)

Orcid: 0000-0001-5842-3100;

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