…TIMESLOT: Thursday 18 September 2025 16:00 CEST
…MAIN TITLE: Overview of Mitochondrial Leucoencephalopathies
…PRESENTERS: Dr. Anna Ardissone (Child Neurology Unit of the Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy)
Dr. Ardissone is a Child Neurologist, she obtained a PhD in Translational and Molecular Medicine.
She works in the Child Neurology Unit of the Carlo Besta Neurological Institute in Milan. Her field of clinical and research activities are Neurometabolic and Neurodegenerative disorders.
She is a consolidated expertise in clinical practice and research on Mitochondrial disorders, Lysosomal diseases, Ataxia and Leukodystrophies She guarantees clinical assistance for in and out patients service, she is scientific responsible and Principal investigator in numerous research projects and interventional trials. Coauthor of book chapters and several papers (ORCID ID:0000-0003-1969-0147) on Neurometabolic and neurodegenerative disorders in childhood; Editorial board member and reviewer for peer reviewed journals
Member of numerous international networks, including European Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN RND), Rare Neuromuscular Disorders (ERN NMD), Mitochondrial Diseases Gene Curation Expert Panel, GENOMIT (international Network of Mitochondrial Diseases study), European Academy of Neurology task forces focused on Leukodystrophies and Neurodegenerative disorders.
Adjunct Professor at Postgraduate School of Child Neurology and Psychiatry-University of Milan.