About L.A.A. (Lucia) Giannini MD
Introduction
My PhD research focuses on obtaining better diagnostic markers and measures of disease progression in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a young-onset form of dementia. My work comprises brain tissue analyses, looking at different neuropathological substrates of FTD postmortem, as well as translational studies investigating disease biomarkers in blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid and with neuroimaging. Using these techniques, we are particularly interested in studying markers of neuroinflammation, with the hypothesis that neuroinflammation is an important mechanism contributing to (early) disease pathophysiology in FTD.
Field(s) of expertise
Frontotemporal dementia, Neuropathology, Neuroinflammation.
Education and career
- Medicine (MD), University of Groningen (2013-2020)
- Philosophy of the Life Sciences (BA), University of Groningen (2016-2018)
- PhD candidate, Alzheimer Center, Dep. Neurology, Erasmus MC
Publications
publications at pubmed
Other positions
- Board member of PhD association Promeras
- Founder and member of Green Team Biomedical Research (research sustainability, Erasmus MC)
- Core team member of Green Labs - NL (research sustainability, national level)
Scholarships, grants, and awards
- Trainee Professional Development Award (Society for Neuroscience, 2019)
- Future Clinical Researcher in Neurology and Neuroscience Scholarship (American Academy of Neurology, 2018
