Dr. Roberta Ricciarelli

Prof. Roberta Ricciarelli is an Associate Professor of General Pathology at the Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy. She received her Master’s Degree in Biology from the University of Genoa in 1993 and finished a post-degree training in the Biochemistry Laboratory of the General Pathology Institute, University of Genoa in 1994. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biology and Pathology of Ageing from the University of Genoa in 1999. From 1999 to 2001 she worked as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland. She joined the University of Genoa in 2002 as an Assistant Professor and became an Associate Professor in 2015. Her scientific research aims to identify the molecular mechanisms involved in sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, with a particular focus on the role played by amyloid-beta peptides. She is also a member of the Italian Society of Pathology and Translational Medicine (SIPMeT), and the Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART).