Work address: Cerebrovascular Unit, Foundation IRCCS C.Besta Neurological Institute, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, ITALY
Phone: +390223941
E-mail: anna.bersano@istituto-besta.it
EDUCATION
Graduate. 1991-1997 Milan University Medical School
Thesis: Effect of alfa-MSH on proinflammatory effects of microglia induced by beta-amyloid
Summa cum laude
Post-graduate 1998-2003 Residency in Nervous Disorders at the University Medical School
Thesis: ‘Disability and psychosocial outcome in Guillain-Barre’ syndrome patients: a 3-5 years follow-up study’
Summa cum laude
Philosophiae Doctorate 2003-2006 PHD in ‘Neurological and Pain Sciences’ at the Department of Neurological Sciences of Milan University
Thesis: ‘Genetics of stroke’
Summa cum laude
Training 2004. EUSI European Stroke Summer School (Krems, Austria) (European Stroke Iniziative)
2006.Two months training at Heidelberg University Stroke Unit, Germany (Prof.W.Hacke) and laboratory of genetics (Dr.c.Grond-Ginsbach)
2010 obtainment of Switzerland FMH of doctor and neurologist
POSITIONS
2010 Neurologist at Neurocenter of Ospedale Civico di Lugano, Switzerland
2011 neurologist with a research contract at l’IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Nazionale ‘C. Mondino’
2012 university researcher at University of Pavia/IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Nazionale ‘C. Mondino’
2012 to now permanent position as neurologist at cerebrovascular Unit, Istituto Neurologico ‘C.Besta’ di Milano
2014 to now Chief of Cellular therapy Unit Istituto Neurologico ‘C.Besta’ di Milano
RESEARCH AREAS:
1997-2003: Guillain-Barré syndrome and dysimmune neuropathies
2002-2011: Quality of Stroke Care for acute stroke patients and Stroke Unit
2003 to now: Genetics of stroke (monogenic disease and polygenic stroke)
2003-2011: Genetics of epiaortic vessel dissection
2004-2010: Registry of endovascular procedures of epiaortic and intracranial vessel stenosis 2004-2009: Predictor markers of damage and vasospasm in subaracnoidal hemorrage
2009-2011: Inflammatory mechanism in cerebrovascular disease
2011-to now: Pathogenic mechanism of small vessel disease
2012 to now: Genetics of ischemic and post traumatic disorders of consciousness
2014 to now: Moyamoya syndrome: pathogenic mechanism and clinical features
2016: Susac Syndrome and Sneddon Syndrome
2016 to now: phenotype and biomarkers of cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA)
FUNDINGS
Lombardia GENS (GENetics of Stroke) project, Progetto per la Ricerca Indipendente, Regione Lombardia (DGR no. VIII/006128-12/12/2007) (Prof.L.Candelise, Dr. A.Bersano)
SVE-LA Project. Progetto per la ricerca indipendente DGS13465 del 22/12/2010.(Dr.G.Micieli, Dr.A.Bersano)
REVIEWER FOR THE FOLLOWING SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL
New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Neurology Neurology, Stroke, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry Cerebrovascular Disease, Plos One, Journal of Neurology, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, European Journal of Neurology, BMC neurology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Annals of Medicine, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Neurology Clinical Practice, International Journal of Stroke, European Journal of Human Genetics, Neurological Sciences, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, Case Reports in Neurology, Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy, Mini-review in Medicinal Chemistry, Current medicinal chemistry, The Journal of Headache and Pain, Case report in Cardiology, Annals of Cardiovascular diseases
REVIEWER FOR PUBLIC GRANTS
2016 Research Foundation - Flanders (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO).
2017 Research Foundation - Flanders (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO).
ADVISORY E EDITORIAL BOARDS
2010-2011: Leading Guest Editor of Special Issue ‘Genetics of Stroke’ on Stroke research and Treatment
From 2008 member of CADISP group
From 2008 member of the International Stroke Genetic Consortium (ISGC)
From 2015 member of European Moyamoya Initiative
2015: member of the International Congress of Vascular Dementia (ICVD) working group
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES PARTICIPATION
Invited at more than 50 (national and international) seminars
PUBBLICATIONS
Authors of 110 paper on peer reviewed international journals (H index 24, Scopus, November 2017) and of 7 book chapter