MEMBERS IN ACTION

11/17/24

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Leonardo Bonati

Associate Reseaercher Scientist

Institute for the Wireless IoT, Northeastern University

Next-generation wireless networks with open and intelligent automated systems

11/17/24

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Life Sciences

Medicine

Gabriele Casirati

Research Fellow

Dana Faber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital

Epitope editing to enable targeted immunotherapy of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

11/17/24

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Michele Cotrufo

Assistant Professor

University of Rochester

Engineered Metamaterials for energy-efficient optical computing and signal processing

11/17/24

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Arts & Humanities

Language and Literature - Italian

Laura Ingallinella

Assistant Professor

University of Toronto

The Fraudulent Muse: Gender and forgery in early modern Italy

11/17/24

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Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Computer Sciences

Luca Luceri

Research Assistant Professor

Rutgers University

AI-driven approaches for countering online harms on social media

11/17/24

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Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Physics

Simone Mazza

Assistant Project Scientist

University of California Santa Cruz

Critical detector development for high energy and nuclear physics

11/16/24

Lectures

Life Sciences

Genetics & Genomics

Riccardo Dalla-Favera

Percy and Joanne Uris Professor of Clinical Medicine

Columbia University, Department of Generics and Development

Cancer Genetics, Pioneering Research, Groundbreaking Discoveries

Director

Institute for Cancer Genetics

11/15/24

Lectures

Engineering

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Pietro Perona

Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering

CalTech

AI: Evolution, Innovation, Ethics

11/14/24

Lectures

Engineering

Information Science

Filippo Menczer

Luddy Distinguished Professor

Dept. of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University

AI: Promise, Peril, Potential

Director

Observatory on Social Media

11/14/24

Lectures

Engineering

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Giorgio Quer

Assistant Professor of Digital Medicine

Scripps

AI: Health Care and Predictive Medecine

Director of Artificial Intelligence

Scripps Research Translational Institute

11/3/24

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Life Sciences

Medicine

Guido Sivestri

Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Comparative Patology

Emory University School of Medicine

HIV research, science communication, AI

Professor and Chair in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine

10/23/24

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Life Sciences

Medicine

Napoleone Ferrara

Distinguished Professor of Patology

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

VEGF, innovation, mentorship

Hidyard Endowed Chair in Eye Disease

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

10/19/24

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences

Genetics & Genomics

Riccardo Dalla-Favera

Percy and Joanne Uris Professor of Clinical Medicine

Columbia University, Department of Generics and Development

Pioneering Discoveries, Targeted Therapies, Global Mentorship

Director

Institute for Cancer Genetics

10/13/24

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences

Medicine

Alessandro Sette

Professor and Member

La Jolla Institute for Immunology, Division of Vaccine Discovery

New role, different challenges, but same energy and effort

Co-Director

Center for Vaccine Innovation, University of California, School of Medecine

8/22/24

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Alessandro Ratti

Division Deputy, Accelerator Technology

Electronic Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Particle accelerators, scientific innovation, research evolution

7/9/24

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Andrea Alù

Distinguished Professor & Einstein Professor

Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York

Metamaterials, invisibility cloaks, and inspiring innovation

Professor

Electrical Engineering, City College of New York

6/6/24

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Information Science

Filippo Menczer

Luddy Distinguished Professor

Dept. of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University

Social media, artificial intelligence and research insight

Director

Observatory on Social Media

5/23/24

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences

Medicine

Alessandra Ferrajoli

Professor & Associate Medical Director

Dept. of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Leukemia, therapies, and skiing dreams

5/23/24

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Arts & Humanities

Language and Literature - Italian

Franco Pierno

Full Professor

Dept. of Italian Studies, University of Toronto

Language, identity, and bridging Italy-North America

3/10/24

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Life Sciences

Medicine

Paola Arlotta

Golub Family Professor & Chair

Dept. of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University

Brain organoids, philanthropy, and breaking barriers in science.

11/8/23

Lectures

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Mathematics

Federico Capasso

Robert Wallace Professor

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Mentorship, quantum electrodynamics, italian connections

11/8/23

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Life Sciences

Neuroscience and Neurobiology

Francesca Garretti

Postdoctoral Fellow

Icahn School of Medecine at Mout Sinai

Investigating the impact of disease risk-modifying variants on microglia function.

11/8/23

ISSNAF Stories

Arts & Humanities

Literature

Filippo Gianferrari

Assistant Professor

University of California Santa Cruz

Political Charity: Vernacular Theories of the Common Good

11/8/23

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Engineering

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Giulia Guidi

Assistant Professor

Cornell University

Scalable and Diverse Data Analytics through High-Performance Abstraction

11/8/23

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences

Medicine

Eugenio Morelli

Lead Scientist

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Unlocking the therapeutic potential of noncoding RNAs in multiple myeloma.

11/8/23

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Luigi Osmieri

Director's Postdoc Fellow

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Catalysts and electrodes for affordable hydrogen generation and utilization

11/8/23

ISSNAF Stories

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Sociology

Angelica Pesarini

Assistant Professor

University of Toronto

Making Visible the Invisible. Counter-body Archives and Resistance in (Post)Colonial Italy

11/8/23

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Physics

Chiara Trovatello

Postdoctoral Researcher

Columbia University

Bridging macroscopic and microscopic nonlinear optics with layered semiconductors

9/29/23

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Mathematics

Federico Capasso

Robert Wallace Professor

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Optics, innovation, passion

9/7/23

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Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Earth Science

Manuela Girotto

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California Berkeley

Snow hydrology, sea level changes, and work-life balance

8/8/23

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Life Sciences

Biotechnology

Simone Bianco

PI and Director

Computational Biology, Altos Labs

Altos Labs, reversing disease, AI in biology

8/3/23

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Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Materials Science

Alberto Salleo

Hong Seh and Vivian W. M. Lim Professor

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University

Stanford labs, organic semiconductors and teaching excellence

6/7/23

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences

Medicine

Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini

Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor

Dyslexia and Neurodevelopment, University of California San Francisco

Brain development and aging, international collaborations, and the expat experience

4/28/23

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Physics

Giorgio Einaudi

Professor Emeritus

Dept. of Physics, University of Pisa

ISSNAF Foundation, Foresight Project, and advice for young researchers

2/17/23

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Physics

Claudio Pellegrini

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Dept. of Physics, University of California Los Angeles

X-ray lasers, President Obama, and the blend of science and humanities

Adjunct Professor

Accelerator Directorate, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

2/8/23

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences

Medicine

Alessandro Sette

Professor and Member

La Jolla Institute for Immunology, Division of Vaccine Discovery

COVID-19 findings, future immunology directions, and advice for young scholars

Co-Director

Center for Vaccine Innovation, University of California, School of Medecine

12/1/22

Lectures

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Physics

Giulia Galli

Liew Family Professor

Pritzker School and Dept. of Chemistry, Chicago University

Theory VS experiment, personal education, and cultural experience

Senior Scientist and Director

MICCoM, Argonne National Laboratory

11/7/22

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Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Giulia Biancon

Postdoctoral Associate

Yale University School of Medicine

Uncovering pathogenic RNA mechanisms in splicing factor-mutant hematologic malignancies

11/7/22

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Salvatore Calabrese

Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University

Holistic natural resources management for climate-smart agriculture

11/7/22

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Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Physics

Claudio Emma

Associate Staff Scientist

SLAC National Laboratory

Improving particle accelerators to discover more of the natural world

11/7/22

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Social & Behavioral Sciences

Public Affairs Public Policy and Public Administration

Camilla Hawthorne

Associate Professor

University of California Santa Cruz

Race, Citizenship, and the Politics of Blackness in Italy

11/7/22

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Michele Polese

Principal Research Scientist

Northeastern University

Next-generation wireless networks with open and intelligent spectrum systems

11/7/22

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Engineering

Operations Research/ System Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Bartolomeo Stellato

Assistant Professor

Princeton University

Data-driven Algorithms for Making Optimal Decisions in Real-Time

10/20/22

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Physics

Giulia Galli

Liew Family Professor

Pritzker School and Dept. of Chemistry, Chicago University

Transatlantic ties, Quantum Innovation and diversity challenges

Senior Scientist and Director

MICCoM, Argonne National Laboratory

10/13/22

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

Professor, Edgar L. and Harold H. Buttner Chair

Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California Berkeley

Life choice, Italian ties, and ISSNAF origin

11/30/21

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Silvio Micali

Ford Professor

CSAIL, Massachussets Institute of Technology

Blockchain, innovation, collaboration

Founder

Algorand

9/12/21

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Computer Sciences

Ferdinando Fioretto

Assistant Professor

Syracuse University

End-to-End Constrained Optimization Learning for Critical Cyber-physical Systems with Privacy Guarantees

9/12/21

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Francesco Monticone

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

Cornell University

Nonreciprocal Photonics: Creating “One-Way Lanes” for Light

9/12/21

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Matteo Muratori

Team Lead

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Decarbonizing Transportation Systems