Michela Matteoli

Michela Matteoli is Director of the Neuroscience Program at Humanitas University Hospital in Milan, where she also holds a professorship in Pharmacology. From 2014 to 2023, she served as Director of the Institute of Neuroscience at the Italian National Research Council (CNR). She is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Academia Europaea, and of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. She sits on various international scientific boards, including the European Research Council (ERC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). In 2013, she received the Nature Mid Career Mentoring Award. Her research focuses on the role of the immune system and inflammation in the development and functioning of neural circuits. She is the author of Il talento del cervello (2022) and La fioritura dei neuroni (2024), both published by Sonzogno in the series curated by Eliana Liotta.