Francesco Laserra studied Medicine and Surgery at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan, Italy. Drawn by the complexity and social impact of multiple sclerosis, he attended the Department of Neurology at San Raffaele Hospital, where he completed his MD thesis, focused on the role of environmental factors in the progression of subjects with Radiologically Isolated Syndrome (RIS) to multiple sclerosis. Motivated by a strong interest in basic science, he completed an internship in 2024 at the Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (INIMS), where he investigated neuronal responses to viral infections. Since 2025, he has been working as a Clinician Scientist at INIMS within the DFG-funded research group 5705 “Neuroflame”, studying how protein production in distinct neuronal compartments changes in response to inflammatory stimuli.
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