Arianna Di Stadio is a neuroscientist (and otolaryngologist) with a special interest in autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases. She received her doctorate from La Sapienza University Rome in 2007 and completed her post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School (2015-2017). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Catania, an associate faculty at the University College London, and an adjunct professor at the University of Perugia. Her research interests are the correlation between hearing impairment and cognitive function, otolaryngology symptoms and multiple sclerosis, immunostimulation and immunomodulation, new methodologies of diagnosis (i.e., microRNA), and innovative treatments for fighting central and peripheral neurodegeneration. Her clinical interests are otology and neurotology, with a special focus on hearing rehabilitation and facial plastic surgery with a special interest in facial palsy.