Curriculum
Personal Information:
Family Name: Conte
First Name:Antonella
Researcher unique identifier(s): 0000-0002-6338-2961 (ORCID); 7102987514 (Scopus)
Date of birth: 30/03/1972
Nationality: Italian
Education:
2009 - PhD in Clinical and Experimental Neurology/ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry/ Sapienza University of Rome
2005 - Specialty in Neurology/ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry/ Sapienza University of Rome
1999 - Medical Doctor Degree/ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry/ Sapienza University of Rome
Current Position(s):
2024 – Full Professor of Neurology/ Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine/ Sapienza University of Rome
2023 – Member of Policlinico Umberto I Hospital-Hospital drugs & therapeutics committee/ Rome
2022 – Head of Research Lab of Human Neurosciences, Movement Disorders and Epilepsy/ Department of Human Neurosciences/ Sapienza University of Rome
2020 – Head of Multiple Sclerosis Center - Policlinico Umberto I Hospital/ Neurology Unit - DAI Neuroscience and Mental Health/ Rome
2020 – Scientific Board certified Full Professor in Neurology (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale a Professore I Fascia; MED26- SD 06/D6)
2019 – Neurologist Consultant - Policlinico Umberto I Hospital/ Neurology Unit - DAI Neuroscience and Mental Health/ Rome
Previous Positions:
2019 – 2024 Associate Professor in Neurology - Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine/ Sapienza University of Rome
2016 – 2019 Researcher TDB, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry/ Sapienza University of Rome
2012 – 2015 - Researcher TDA - Department of Neurology and Psychiatry/ Sapienza University of Rome
2008 – 2011 - Researcher TD - Department of Neurology and Psychiatry/ Sapienza University of Rome
Fellowships and awards:
2024: PNRR-MCNT2-2023 Development and validation of a panel of easily-accessible diagnostic and prognostic biofluid biomarkers of synucleinopathies/ Policlinico
Umberto I, Rome co-PI
2022: Digital Driven Diagnostics, prognostics and therapeutics for sustainable Health care” D3-4 Health- Spoke 3- Investigator PNRR PNC Salute/Sapienza University
of Rome
2021: Investigating non-invasive biomarkers of cortical network disruption underlying motor impairment in Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis - Progetto Ateneo
Medio/ Sapienza University of Rome PI
2021: Co-winner Premio ARD- Dystonia
2020: proNGF/NGF interaction and microRNA expression in people with multiple sclerosis treated with disease-modifying drugs - Bando Gruppi di Ricerca 2020
Regione Lazio/ Sapienza University of Rome co-PI
2020: Bando Roche per i servizi. A supporto di soluzioni innovative per la Sclerosi Multipla/Sapienza University of Rome PI
2020: New clinical and neurophysiological measures of fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: their evaluation in patients treated with Natalizumab” Biogen research sponsor/
Sapienza University of Rome
2019: Bando “Roche a fianco delle Persone con Sclerosi Multipla"/ Sapienza University of Rome PI
2017: MIUR-fondo per la ricerca di base/ Sapienza University of Rome PI
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS; PhD POSTDOC STUDENTS:
2018-2025: supervision of 27 Medical degree thesis, Sapienza, University of Rome
2012-2025: supervision of 16 PhD thesis, Sapienza, University of Rome
2012-2025: supervision of 22 Neurology Residency thesis, Sapienza, University of Rome
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
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2022-today Disease of the nervous system/ School of Medicine and Odontoiatry-/Sapienza University of Rome
2022-today Master “Non-invasive Neuromodulation” University of Tor Vergata, Rome, IRCCS Neuromed
2022-today Master “Assistive Technology”/ Sapienza University of Rome
2022-today Board Member CIVIS Domain 15 “Neurophysiology, Neurosciences, and Neurodegenerative Diseases”
2020-today Specialty training program in Neurology – Residency in Neurology Sapienza University of Rome
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:
2024 SIN Rome
2023 Settimana del cervello Sapienza, Rome
2023 DIALOGHI DI SM Rome
2021 Cocreation -Costruire insieme il futuro della sclerosi multipla
2020 SIN Rome
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
2021 - to date Consigliere del Consiglio Direttivo della Società Italiana di Neurologia- Executive Board Member of the Italian Society of Neurology
2022 - to date President - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy/ Sapienza University of Rome .
2022 - to date Vice-Director – Specialty training program in Neurology – Residency in Neurology/ Sapienza University of Rome
2022 - to date Director- Master I livello “Muscoskeletal and rheumatological physiotherapy” Sapienza University of Rome
2022 - 2023 Examiner for the European board of neurology/ European Board Neurology EAN
2017 - to date Scientific Board Member PhD Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences and Psychiatry/ Sapienza University of Rome
2020 - 2022 Vicepresident - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy/ Sapienza University of Rome .
2020 - today PI Clinical Trials for disease modifying therapies for Multiple Sclerosis Roche, Biogen, Sanofi, Merck
REVIEWING ACTIVITIES:
2020 to date Associate Editor - Frontiers in Neurology and Biomedicines
2018 to date Reviewer for Brain, Movement Disorders, Parkinsonism and related disorders, Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, JNNP, Movement disorders clinical
practice, Neurological Sciences
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
2021-2025 Scientific Board Member- Italian Society of Neurology
2008 -2025 Accademia Limpe-Dismov Membership
2017 -2025 Società Italiana Neurologia (SIN) Membership
MAJOR COLLABORATIONS:
Members of Registro Italiano Sclerosi Multipla Study Group
Members of Musc 19 study group (multiple sclerosis)
Roche International steering committee members (multiple sclerosis)
Mark Hallett NIH, USA (Neurophysiology)
Davide Martino Calgary University, Canada (Neurophysiology)
Juergen Konczak, University of Minnesota, USA (Neurophysiology)
Olga Ciccarelli, University College of London, UK (multiple sclerosis)
TRACK RECORDS
Track Record:
Scopus metrics updated at 06/03/2025
H-index 42
Papers [international] 258
Total Citations 6022
Books [scientific] 3
Books [teaching] 1