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MEMBERS IN ACTION

Members

Disciplines
Contents

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

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

ISSNAF Stories

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

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences
Biotechnology

Simone Bianco

PI and Director

Computational Biology, Altos Labs

Altos Labs, reversing disease, AI in biology

8/3/23

ISSNAF Stories

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

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

6/28/21

Tributes

Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Earth Science

Franco Einaudi

Director Emeritus

Earth Sciences Division, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

A scientist, a mentor, and an advocate

5/17/21

Lectures

Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Physics

Giorgio Bellettini

Professor Emeritus

Dept. of Physics, University of Pisa

Italian at Fermilab, physics, and culture

4/16/21

Lectures

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Linguistics

Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini

Professor

Linguistics and Cognitive Science, University of Arizona

Language, mind, brain and AI limitation

3/6/21

ISSNAF Stories

Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Physics

Giorgio Bellettini

Professor Emeritus

Dept. of Physics, University of Pisa

Italian culture at Fermilab and memories of its founder, Robert Wilson

1/23/21

Lectures

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Economics

Matteo Maggiori

Moghadam Family Professor

Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Global finance, capital flows, and international taxation

12/17/20

Lectures

Life Sciences
Medicine

Chiara Manzini

Associate Professor

Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, Rutgers New Brunswick

Brainpower, Genetic, and scientific discovery

11/15/20

ISSNAF Stories

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Law

Guido Calabresi

Senior United States Circuit Judge

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Italian roots, American life, prospective alliances

Sterling Professor Emeritus and Professorial Lecturer in Law

Law School, Yale University

11/10/20

Lectures

Arts & Humanities
History

Nicola Di Cosmo

Luce Foundation Professor

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University

Paleoclimate research, history, and science

10/28/20

Lectures

Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Physics

Claudio Pellegrini

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Dept. of Physics, University of California Los Angeles

Galileo, art, science, and astronomy

Adjunct Professor

Accelerator Directorate, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

10/7/20

Lectures

Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Astrophysics & Astronomy

Antonella Nota

ESA Office Head

STScI - Space Telescope Science Institute

Science, culture, and cosmic curiosity

9/17/20

Lectures

Life Sciences
Medicine

Giuliano Testa

Chairman

Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center

Transplants, ethical challenges and personal choices.

8/1/20

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering
Computer/Electrical Engineering

Paolo Fiorini

Professor

Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona

Robotics, innovation, ethics

CEO & Founder

Needleye Robotics Srl

6/1/20

Tributes

Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Physics

Roberto Peccei

Professor Emeritus

University of California Los Angeles

A visionary, a leader, an educator

5/26/20

Tributes

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Economics

Alberto Alesina

Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economics

Dept. of Economics, Harvard University

An insightful, influencial, and compassionate innovator

5/21/20

ISSNAF Stories

Life Sciences
Medicine, COVID-19

Camillo Ricordi

Professor

DeWitt Daughtry Family Dept. of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami

Stem cells, regeneration and global research collaboration

Director

Diabetes Research Institute Miami

5/4/20

ISSNAF Stories

Engineering
Robotics, Aerospatial Engineering

Marco Pavone

Associate Professor

Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University

Robotics centers, future of AI and innovation

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