Arianna Sala

Curriculum vitae
Born May 22nd, 1972 in Turin, Italy
Nationality: Italian

Present position
Resident Position at the Regional Referral Multiple Sclerosis (CReSM), University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga, Clinical Neurobiology Unit

Education
2006 MSc in Biology (physiopathological field), University of Turin
2006 Board Certification in Clinical Pathology, University of Turin

Professional Experience
1996-2000: Research intern. University of Turin. Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory at the University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga (Orbassano; Turin). Supervisor: Dr. A. Bertolotto, Mentor: Prof. M. Giovarelli.
2000-2001: Research fellowship from Fondazione per la ricerca Biomedica ONLUS for research activities spent at the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory within the Regional Referral Multiple Sclerosis (CReSM), University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga.
2001-2003: Research fellowship from from Serono foundation for the iMED project.
2003-2005: Research fellowship from the University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga for research activities spent at the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory within the Regional Referral Multiple Sclerosis (CReSM).
2004: Visiting researcher at the Department of Neurology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden).
2006-2007: Research fellowship from Fondazione per la ricerca Biomedica ONLUS for research activities spent at the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory within the Regional Referral Multiple Sclerosis (CReSM), University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga.
2007-2008: Research Contract position for research on behalf the NABINMS project sponsored by the European Union under the Sixth Framework Programme (contract number 018926).
2008-to date: Dirigente Sanitario Biologo di I livello at the University Hospital San Luigi Gonzaga of Orbassano (Turin).

Field of research
Multiple sclerosis (MS), NeuromyelitisOptica (NMO), Aquaporin-4 antibodies, biological management of patients with MS, NMO and NMO spectrum disorders treated with Rituximab, Ebstein Barr virus and Multiple Sclerosis, Interferon-beta signature in MS patients, diagnostic examinations of neurological disorders.

Professional organization
Associazione Italiana Neuroimmunologia (AINI);
International Society of Neuroimmunology (ISNI);
Società Italiana Immunologia (SII).

Book chapter

Sala A. Metodiche per quantificare gli anticorpi neutralizzanti l’IFNβ. (2007) . In: Elleboro Officina Libraria editor. Anticorpi Neutralizzanti nella terapia della sclerosi multipla. Capitolo 7: 43-49

Sala A. , Marnetto F. L’azione degli anticorpi sull’attività biologica (2007). In: Elleboro Officina Libraria editor. Anticorpi Neutralizzanti nella terapia della sclerosi multipla. Capitolo 9: 59-65

Sala A. , Caldano M. Biochimica e meccanismo d’azione del glatiramer acetato (2007). In: Elleboro Officina Libraria editor. Anticorpi Neutralizzanti nella terapia della sclerosi multipla. Capitolo 16: 97-100