Prof. Gianvito Martino is a Neurologist and Neuroimmunology Specialist with expertise in immune-mediated disorders of the central nervous system, multiple sclerosis, neural stem cell therapies, and gene therapy.
He is Full Professor of Applied Biology and Vice-Rector for Research and the Third Mission at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan.
He has led the Neuroimmunology Unit (1997 to 2008) and the Neuroscience Division (2008 to 2016) at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, and served as its Scientific Director from 2016 to 2020. He is a former Honorary Professor at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.
He co-founded the Italian Association of Neuroimmunology (AINI), the European School of Neuroimmunology (ESNI), and the Global Schools of Neuroimmunology (GSNI). He has served as President of the International Society of Neuroimmunology (ISNI) and, since 2015, as a Panel Member of the European Research Council (ERC).
His scientific interests, reflected in more than 250 scientific articles, range from the pathogenic mechanisms of immune-mediated CNS disorders to the development of gene therapy tools and innovative neural stem cell therapies.
Degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pavia, 1987
Specialization in Neurology, University of Pavia, 1991
