Valeria Sansone, Prof Valeria A Sansone
I have had experience in neuromuscular disorders both from a clinical and basic science point of view since the first years of Medical School, initially working in basic research regarding ion channel modulation in vitro using the patch-clamp technique. I have then switched to clinical research in ion channel disorders since the first years of residency. For the past 22 years I have been in charge of in-patients with muscle disorders at the University Department of Neurology in Milan and I have also been in charge of the State-run out-patient neuromuscular clinic at the Hospital Site. My main field of research has been the myotonic disorders, especially the myotonic dystrophies. Since 2010 I have worked as a CINCH site co-PI (International Consortium for Inherited Channelopathies), recruiting subjects for clinical studies. These clinical studies have given me experience in conducting clinical trials, in overcoming obstacles to patient recruitment and retention, in addressing challenges of drug supply, pursuing US, Italian and local regulatory approvals and working productively with clinical study groups. Since I became Clinical Director of the NEMO Center in 2013, I I have extended my field of research in other muscular dystrophies including Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) and motor neuron diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and pediatric and adult forms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Since 2019 I am the Scientific Director of the Nemo Clinical Research Center (CRC) at the NEMO Center in Milan, a dedicated university neurorehabilitation unit for neuromuscular patients and I am Faculty (Professor of Neurology) at the University of Milan since 2006I have had experience in neuromuscular disorders both from a clinical and basic science point of view since the first years of Medical School, initially working in basic research regarding ion channel modulation in vitro using the patch-clamp technique. I have then switched to clinical research in ion channel disorders since the first years of residency. For the past 22 years I have been in charge of in-patients with muscle disorders at the University Department of Neurology in Milan and I have also been in charge of the State-run out-patient neuromuscular clinic at the Hospital Site. My main field of research has been the myotonic disorders, especially the myotonic dystrophies. Since 2010 I have worked as a CINCH site co-PI (International Consortium for Inherited Channelopathies), recruiting subjects for clinical studies. These clinical studies have given me experience in conducting clinical trials, in overcoming obstacles to patient recruitment and retention, in addressing challenges of drug supply, pursuing US, Italian and local regulatory approvals and working productively with clinical study groups. Since I became Clinical Director of the NEMO Center in 2013, I I have extended my field of research in other muscular dystrophies including Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) and motor neuron diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and pediatric and adult forms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Since 2019 I am the Scientific Director of the Nemo Clinical Research Center (CRC) at the NEMO Center in Milan, a dedicated university neurorehabilitation unit for neuromuscular patients and I am Faculty (Professor of Neurology) at the University of Milan since 2006.