Consalez Giangiacomo Germano Professore OrdinarioMedicineBIO/16

Born in Milan, Italy, on 11 February 1958

 

Education

High School diploma in humanities, 1976, Liceo Manzoni, Milan, Italy.

Degree in Medicine and Surgery, 1984, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy (final grades 110/110 cum laude).

Board certification in Pediatrics, 1988, (final grades 70/70 cum laude).

 

Teaching activities

From 2021 full professor, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

Since October 2014: Associate Professor of Human Anatomy, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

Previous teaching experience

Since October 2014 to December 2020: Associate Professor of Human Anatomy, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

2011-2014, Non-tenured professor of Developmental Biology, International MD Program, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

2008-2014, Non-tenured professor of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, School of Medical, Molecular and Cellular Biotechnologies, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

2005-2012, Non-tenured professor of Developmental Neurobiology, School of Psychology, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

 

Research activities

1995-present: Head of Research Unit (Developmental Neurogenetics Unit), Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

1993-1995, staff researcher, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

1991-1992: Non-tenured staff researcher, Dept. of Molecular Pathology, G. Gaslini institute, Genova, Italy

1987-1990: Postdoctoral fellow in Medical and Molecular Genetics, Departments of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

 

Other activities

Co-founder of the biotech company MTM Srl

 

Participation in Scientific Societies

Member of the Society for Research on Cerebellum and Ataxia (SRCA) Advisory Board.

Editor of The Cerebellum.

 

Awards, Honors

1998-2001, Armenise-Harvard Foundation Neuroscience Award (member of the awarded group).

2004-2007, National Secretary of the Italian Federation of Life Sciences

 

Research interests

My lab studies molecular mechanisms involved in nervous system development, and disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorders. Recent studies have dealt with cerebellar development and malformation, with a focus on cerebellar neurogenesis and corticogenesis. Our lab has also contributed to other analyses of neural development, including studies of the cerebral cortex, spinal cord, retina, hypothalamus, peripheral nerve and autonomic nervous system. In addition, we have participated in developmental studies of extraneural tissues, including the bone, hematopoietic system and genital organs, by providing and analyzing murine models. Finally, our lab has collaborated with prominent Italian and international groups in the analysis of neural and mesenchymal stem cell biology.

 

81 publications. My H factor index is 30.