Curriculum Vitae
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Degrees & Certifications
NEUROSCIENCE AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
2006
PhD degree in Neuroscience and Nuclear Medicine / University of Florence, Italy, in collaboration with New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
2001
Five-Year University degree in Experimental Psychology / University of Florence, Italy (corresponding to Bachelor and Master degrees)
NUTRITION
2015
Board Certification as a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner / American Association of Drugless Practitioners, USA
2014
Certification in Holistic Health Coaching / Institute for Integrative Nutrition and Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY), New York, USA
Professional Appointments
2021 Director, the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
Director, the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic and Clinical Trials Unit
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
2018 Director, the Women’s Brain Initiative / Department of Neurology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
2016
Associate Director
Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic / Department of Neurology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
2016
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
2016
Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine, Italy
2015
Adjunct Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Studies
New York University Steinhardt School of Nutrition and Public Health, New York
2012 – 2016
Director
Nutrition & Brain Fitness Lab
Department of Psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine, New York
2008 – 2015
Director
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Research / Center for Brain Health
Department of Psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine, New York
2007 – 2016
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine, New York
Fellowships
2002 – 2006
PhD student
Department of Clinical Pathophysiology
University of Florence Medical School, Italy
2004 – 2005
Pre-doctoral Fellow
Department of Psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine, New York
2001 – 2002
Research Fellow
Department of Clinical Pathophysiology
University of Florence Medical School, Italy
2000 – 2001
Research Fellow
Department of Neurology & Psychiatry
University of Florence Medical School, Italy