Emberti Gialloreti Leonardo

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Please write to the following address: leonardo.emberti.gialloreti@uniroma2.it

Curriculum

Leonardo Emberti Gialloreti, MD, PhD Training In 1990, University Degree in Medicine at the Catholic University of Rome, Italy. In 1994, Specialization in Public Health Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. In 2000, PhD in Epidemiology and Microbiology at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. Career Associate Professor of Medical Statistics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention. Lecturer of “Medical Statistics”, “Epidemiology”, “Research Methodology”, “General and applied Hygiene”, and “Global Health”. From 2004 to 2014, he was Researcher at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Since 2014, he is Chief Coordinator of the Project, of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation “Development of a Monitoring and Surveillance Health Information System in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq”. From 2001 to 2004, he cooperated with the Tor Vergata University Hospital in the field of stroke prevention. In 2001, he has been chief of staff for the Italian Cooperation Agency of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the “Emergency Program against AIDS in Mozambique”. From 2000 to 2002, he was the epidemiological coordinator of the randomized clinical trial (phase III): Sentinel lymphnode and/or axillary dissection in breast cancer. From 1997 to 2009, he has been collaborating with Pfizer, Whyeth Lederle, Jannsen, Bracco and Sanofi Pasteur pharmaceutical industries to co-ordinate and carry out randomized clinical trials and observational studies. From 1996 to 2000, he participated in the research “Computerization of Family Practitioners”. He cooperated with the company “Bull” to develop a computerized health records collection system. From 1997 to 2001, he was clinical monitor of the study of the Italian Ministry of Health for the development of the Italian Guidelines for the rehabilitation of the elderly. From 1997 to 2001, he was Clinical Monitor of the “Italian Multi Centric Study on the Outcome of Rehabilitation Proceedings and Activities of Neurological Patients”. From 1996 to 1997, on behalf of the Department of Epidemiology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata and with the support of Pfizer Group, he directed a research on the “Geriatric Evaluation Units” in Italy. From 1993 to 1994 he coordinated the implementation of the newly introduced Hospital IT System at the Hospital Santa Lucia in Rome. From 1992 to 2004 he participated and coordinated various health projects in developing countries. He was active in Albania (1992-98): Campaign against child malnutrition in North-West Albania; Egypt (1992) Reorganisation of Abou Zaabal Leprosary; Mozambique (1993) Fight against cholera in Beira; Mozambique (1994): Reorganisation of Quelimane Hospital; Albania (1993-94): Establishing a rehabilitation Centre for minors in Lezha; Mozambique (1995): Co-ordination of Centres to fight malnutrition in Lichinga area; Burundi (1997): Emergency sanitary activity in Bujumbura area; Mozambique (2001-2003): Treatment of AIDS (antiretroviral therapy). Since 1992, he has been co-operating with research and teaching activities of the Department of Public Health and Cell Biology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Main branches of scientific activity 1) Mathematical models for the assessment of the impact of infectious and non-infectious diseases and vaccinations, design and statistical analysis of clinical trials, observational and ecological studies, analysis of complex data. 2) Neuro-epidemiology: Epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of autism. Treatment of feeding disorders and pica. Etiology and treatment of apathy and depression. Treatment of Chronic fatigue Syndrome. Early diagnosis of fronto-temporal dementia. Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Diseases. Effectiveness and efficacy of rehabilitation in neurological diseases. 3) Neuro-imaging: Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Tractography in autism. Optical Coherence Tomography for the study of the retinal nerve fibre layer in people with pervasive developmental disorders. 4) Neuro-virology: Viruses and Central Nervous System. Epidemiology of Varicella-Zoster Virus. 5) HIV/AIDS: Therapy of HIV/AIDS and related syndromes in resource-limited settings, with particular attention to malnutrition and AIDS, malaria and AIDS, and herpes viruses and AIDS. HIV subtype analysis and resistance to antiviral drugs. Identification of reliable predictors of CD4 lymphocyte cell-count in HIV/AIDS patients. 6) Standardization and validation of instruments to evaluate rehabilitation effectiveness 7) Epidemiology and genetics: Epigenome and Central Nervous System. 8) Public Health Programs in resource-limited countries and conflict areas.