Elisa Giorgio, graduated in Biotechnology at the University of Pavia and obtained a PhD in Human Genetics at the University of Torino. She has been working in the field of genetics of neurodegenerative disorders and pharmacogenomics at the University of Genova and a the Galliera Hospital, and later on moved at the Department of Medical Science of the Turin University, where she holds the position of Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy team leader. At present, she is
Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Sciences of the University of Pavia. Her research interests deal with genetics of neurodegenerative disorders, exome sequencing, position effects in Mendelian disorders, allele-specific silencing as therapeutic option for genetic diseases. She received two national and two international awards for outstanding in science. She is author of 42 publications on peer-reviewed journals.
11th November 2020
16:00 - 18:00
Orphan and rare diseases from different perspectives.