DAY OF ITALIAN RESEARCH IN THE WORLD 2025
Medicine-Science Frontiers and Advanced Technology for a Global Aging Population
Wednesday, April 9 | 6:00PM
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
496 Huron St | Toronto ON
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This year’s Day of Italian Research in the World focuses on Medicine-Science Frontiers, and Advanced Technology for a Global Aging Population. This presentation brings together top experts to explore cutting-edge innovations shaping the future of brain health. Dr. Alfonso Fasano will highlight the role of neuromodulation and its transformative applications in neurology, drawing comparisons between Toronto and Milan. Dr. Antonio Strafella will provide a forward-looking perspective on how the Krembil Brain Institute and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine are planning for the next five years to meet the demands of aging societies. Dr. Carmela Tartaglia will discuss the latest advancements in dementia research and clinical care in the Greater Toronto Area, addressing the growing challenges of an aging population.
Moderated by Dr. Emilia Luca, Research Associate at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and Chair of the Toronto Chapter of AIRIcerca – Association of Italian Researchers, the discussion will showcase how pioneering research and advanced technology are driving the future of neurological care on a global scale.
Presented by the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto in collaboration with the Toronto chapter of AIRIcerca – The Association of Italian Researchers.
Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Alfonso Fasano holds the Chair in Neuromodulation at the University of Toronto and University Health Network. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine (Division of Neurology) at the University of Toronto. He is staff neurologist and co-director of the Surgical Program for Movement Disorders at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. He is also staff neurologist at the Hospital of Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Fasano is a Clinician Investigator at the Krembil Research Institute and KITE – Toronto Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Fasano leads the Core E (closed-loop capabilities) of the CenteR for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (CRANIA) and sits in the scientific advisory board of the International Essential Tremor Foundation. He’s the co-chair of the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus study group and of the Tremor study group of the International Parkinson Movement Disorders Society; within the same Society he is vice-chair of the Industry Education and Services Committee. Dr Fasano is the co-chair of the Functional Neurosurgical Working Group of the Parkinson Study Group; he’s also member of the Tremor Research Group. Finally, he is part of the board of the Canadian Neuromodulation Society.
Emilia Luca, PhD | Chair of AIRIcerca Toronto Chapter
Dr. Emilia Luca is a Research Associate in the Hearing & Balance Regeneration Lab at Sunnybrook Research Institute, led by Prof. Dabdoub. She spearheads a translational research initiative aimed at developing biological strategies to regenerate human inner ear cells, including sensory cells. Her work focuses on uncovering gene regulatory networks and epigenetic mechanisms that could serve as therapeutic targets for hearing and balance disorders. Dr. Luca earned her PhD from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome and graduated cum laude with a Master’s degree in Proteomics and Functional Genomics. Committed to scientific outreach, she founded and has chaired the AIRIcerca Toronto Chapter since 2018.
Antonio P. Strafella, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACHS
Dr. Antonio Strafella is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology and the Krembil-Rossy Chair in Molecular Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases at UHN. He is the Director of Clinical & Translational Research, Office of the Vice-Dean Research & Health Science Education at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He is serving as well as the Interim Program Medical Director of the Krembil Brain Institute, at UHN. He is a Senior Scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute (KBI) at UHN and at the Brain Health Imaging Centre at CAMH. He is a faculty member of the Institute of Medical Science (IMS).
He is a Movement Disorder Neurologist in the Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson’s Disease and Morton & Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic at the KBI, Toronto Western Hospital.
Dr. Strafella is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). He served on its Board of Directors, and recently elected Executive Officer with the role of Secretary. He serves as well on the Board of Directors of Parkinson Canada. From 2018-2022, he served on the Advisory Board of the CIHR-Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA).
Carmela Tartaglia, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Carmela Tartaglia is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology and the Marion and Gerald Soloway Chair in Brain Injury and Concussion Research at UHN. She is a scientist at the Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, where she leads a biomarker discovery program for neurodegenerative diseases. She is the executive Director of the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance and the Toronto Western Hospital Clinical Research Unit medical lead. She is also a principal investigator at the Canadian Concussion Centre, Krembil Brain Institute. She is a faculty member of the Institute of Medical Science (IMS).
She is a cognitive neurologist and co-directs the Memory Clinic at the Toronto Western Hospital where she sees patients with neurodegenerative diseases and those with persisting symptoms of concussion.
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