Role
Full Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Milan and Head of the Laboratory of Pain Therapy, Drugs of Abuse and Neuroimmunology
Bio
A graduate in Biological Sciences from the University of Milan, she earned a PhD in Neuropharmacology from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. Since 2017, she has been a full professor of Pharmacology at the University of Milan, where she directs the laboratory dedicated to the study of pain therapy , drugs of abuse , and neuroimmunology.
His research focuses on the pathophysiology of pain and the mechanisms underlying neuroinflammation in chronic pain. He has clarified the interaction between the immune and nervous systems, studying the origins of acute and chronic pain , the use of stem cells, and novel therapeutic targets such as prokineticins for the development of innovative analgesic drugs .
An expert in the pharmacology of opioids , she was the first to describe their immunosuppressive effects, collaborating with palliative care and pain management centers to optimize and personalize treatments. Author of approximately 250 scientific publications and chapters in international volumes, she actively participates in leading consensus conferences in the field.