Rocca Maria Assunta Professore AssociatoMedicineMED/26 - MEDS-12/A - Neurologia

  

Maria A. Rocca is Associate Professor of Neurology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Head of the Neuroimaging of CNS White Matter Unit at IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute.

Her research activity has been focused on the use of MRI to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients with diseases of the CNS white matter, especially multiple sclerosis. She is also devoted to the implementation of structural and functional MR techniques to improve the understanding of CNS function in healthy subjects and the progressive accumulation of irreversible disability in neurological diseases, mainly MS, vasculitis, and migraine.

Maria A. Rocca has always coupled her relentless research activity with a significant clinical engagement, being involved in outpatient clinics and clinical trials.

 

Researcher unique identifiers:

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2358-4320

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=34973365100

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=m2EqEcIAAAAJ&hl=it

 

Current positions

Since October 2020: Associate Professor of Neurology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano

Since July 2020: Head, Neuroimaging of CNS White Matter Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, and Neurology Unit,  IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano

Since February 2020: Research Coordinator, Phase-I Unit, Neurology Unit,  IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano

 

Previous positions

2008-2020 - Group Leader, Neuroimaging of CNS White Matter Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, and Neurology Unit,  IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano

2006-2008 – Senior Research Assistant, Department of Neurology and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano

2003-2005 - Research Assistant, Department of Neurology and Neuroimaging Research Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano

1999-2000 - Research Fellow, Neuroradiology Department, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany (supervisor: Prof. T.A. Yousry)

 

Awards

2020    Top Italian Woman Scientist 2020

2019    Top 1% peer reviewer in Publons' global Peer Review Awards

2018    Top reviewer in Publons' global Peer Review Awards

2013    “Rita Levi Montalcini” award – AISM/FISM, Rome

2008    Premio Ricercatissimi, Regione Lombardia

1998    Gianfranco Battaglia Grant Award, Università degli Studi di Milano

1997    De Visart Grant Award, Università degli Studi di Milano, for research in multiple sclerosis

 

Commissions of trust

2020 - present  Member, Faculty Opinion Prime, Section: Neurorehabilitation

2020 - present  Member, European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Scientific Committee

2019 - present  Member, UK MS Society's Grant Review Panel

2019 - 2020       Member, Local Organizing Committee of the first congress of the National Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation Network (RIN)

2019 - present  Member, Scientific Committee, Ospedale San Raffaele Scientific Retreat

2018 - present  Chair, Steering Committee MAGNIMS

2017 - 2019       Member, Intermediate Evaluating Board of “COHORTS”, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), France

2016 - present  Member, Social & Behavioural Science Research Scientific Committee, Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (FISM)

2015 - 2020       Coordinator, Neuroimaging Study Group, Italian Neurological Society (SIN)

2014 - present  Member, European Academy of Neurology (EAN)

2013 - present  Member, Steering Committee of the “Italian Neuroimaging Network Initiative (INNI)”

2013 - present  Member, MRI Scientific Board EMISEP

2012 - present  Associate Faculty Member F1000 Prime (Neurological disorders)

2010 - present  Member, Multiple Sclerosis Study Group, Italian Neurological Society (SIN)

2010 - present  Member, International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (IPMSSG)

2010 - 2013       Member, Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) of the ISMRM

2008 - present  Member, Steering Committee, MAGNIMS

2008 - 2014       Member, European Neurological Society Neuroimaging Subcommittee

2005 - present  Member, Neuroimaging Study Group, Italian Neurological Society (SIN)

1997 - present  Member, European Network for Magnetic Resonance in Multiple Sclerosis (MAGNIMS)

 

Teaching activity

 

Since December 2020, Coordinator, Curriculum in Neuroscience and Experimental Neurology, International PhD Course in Molecular Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano

 

Since academic year 2018-2019, Member and Chair, Faculty-Student Peer Commission, Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Science for Healthcare Professionals, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano

 

2016-2017, Member, Board, Curriculum in Neuroscience and Experimental Neurology, International PhD Course in Molecular Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano

 

2016-2017, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

 

2012/2013, Non-tenured Professor, Università Milano-Bicocca, II-level Master Degree in Cerebrovascular DIseases, Clinica Neurologica di Monza (Director: Prof. C. Ferrarese)

 

2008-2020, Non-tenured Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University for the following Degree Programs: Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy; Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Science for Healthcare Professionals; Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery; Residency School in Neurology; Residency School in Neurophysiology.

 

 

Editorial activity

 

Author of over 500 papers in indexed journals. H-index, 76 (Scopus); 90 (Google Scholar)

 

Editor

Since 2017 - Associated Editor di Frontiers Neurology (subspeciality: Applied Neuroimaging)

Since 2018 - Section Editor for Neuroimaging, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Guest Editor, Frontiers Research Topic: Plasticity in multiple sclerosis: from molecular to system level, from adaptation to maladaptation (2015)

Guest Editor, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica Supplement: Exploring cognitive impairment and cerebral connectivity in multiple sclerosis (2016)

 

Editorial Board member:

Frontiers (since 2015)

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (since 2017)

Multiple Sclerosis Journal (since 2018)

Multiple Sclerosis Journal-Experimental, Translational and Clinical (since 2018)

Neurology (since 2018)

Neurology and Therapy (since 2018)

Journal of Clinical Medicine (since 2020)

 

Reviewer on a regular basis for several journals in the neurology and neuroimaging fields, for many Governmental Organizations and private Foundations, and for several national and international congresses.

 

Congress activity

Speaker (400 invited lectures) and/or chairman in numerous national and international congresses

Scientific Board: Advanced Course on Magnetic Resonance Techniques in Multiple Sclerosis (Milano, 1997-2016); Courses organized by the Neuroimaging Study Group of the Italian Neurological Society (since 2007)

Scientific Direction: Advanced Course on Magnetic Resonance Techniques in Multiple Sclerosis (Milano, 2017-2019)

Since 2009, organization of several Teaching Courses and Workshops at national and international congresses: ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS, ENS, ISMRM, RIMS, EAN, SIN