MENTORS

Virgilio program offers individualized mentoring by leading physician scientists in order to guide the research experience of the students and provide scientific inputs.
The Program has a diverse faculty of physician-scientists and doctoral scientists engaged in clinical, translational and basic science research. The research community at our 3 partner Universities is highly interactive with multiple collaborative projects that span across specialties.
The mentor supports the mentee by:
1. Being available for meetings and discussions, building an accompanying and guiding relationship for the entire duration of the program;
2. Listen and give their time;
3. Help identify short and long-term career objectives;
4. Provide a framework to look into various laboratory options, in order to coordinate and plan the lab rotations;
5. Guide the research experience;
6. Help understand problems related to research ethics;
7. Share experiences, where relevant;
8. Be a signpost, if asked, to information and resources – including people/network.
Students are required to connect with their Mentor at least 3 times each year. Additional contact may be scheduled based on mutual discretion. Mentors provide mentee students ongoing guidance as they progress through their research training.

LEADERSHIP TEAM & MENTORS

Our leadership team, who envisioned the Virgilio Program exemplify physician scientist careers and are committed to developing the next generation.
Andrea Biondi

 

Full Professor

General and Specialist Pediatrics

Pietro Invernizzi
Pietro Invernizzi

 

Associate Professor 

Gastroenterology

Silvia Brunelli
Silvia Brunelli

 

Associate Professor

Applied Biology

Isabella Cinzia Barajon
Isabella Cinzia Barajon

Associate Professor
President of Medicine and Nursing Courses

Anatomy 

Gianluigi Condorelli
Gianluigi Condorelli

 

Full Professor

Cardiovascular Diseases

Raffaella Bonecchi
Raffaella Bonecchi

 

Associate Professor

General Pathology

Niccolo Bolli
Niccolo' Bolli

 

Associate Professor

Blood Diseases

Paolo Corradini
Paolo Corradini

 

Full Professor

Blood Diseases 

Massimo Locati
Massimo Locati

 

Full Professor

General Pathology

FACULTY MENTORS

UNIMIB

Silvia Coco
Silvia Coco

 

Researcher

Pharmacology

Antonio Torsello
Antonio Torsello

 

Associate Professor

Pharmacology

Roberto Giovannoni
Roberto Giovannoni

 

Researcher 

General Pathology

Clementina Cocuzza
Clementina Cocuzza

 

Associate Professor

Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology 

Fulvio Magni
Fulvio Magni

 

Full Professor

Biochemistry

Adriana Albini
Adriana Albini

 

Extraordinary Temporary Professor

General Pathology

Marialuisa Lavitrano
Marialuisa Lavitrano

 

Full Professor

General Pathology

Ilaria Rivolta
Ilaria Rivolta

 

Associate Professor

Physiology

Francesco Gabrielli
Francesco Gabrielli

 

Full Professor

General Surgery

Giuseppe Carrà
Giuseppe Carrà

 

Associate Professor

Psychiatry

Michele Riva
Michele Riva

 

Researcher 

History of Medicine

Francesca Raimondo
Francesca Raimondo

 

Researcher 

Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology 

Marina Pitto
Marina Pitto

 

Associate Professor

Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology 

Giovanni Cazzaniga
Giovanni Cazzaniga

 

Researcher

Medical Genetics

Guido Cavaletti
Guido Cavaletti

 

Full Professor 

Anatomy

Andrea Biondi

 

Full Professor

General and Specialist Pediatrics

Silvia Brunelli
Silvia Brunelli

 

Associate Professor

Applied Biology

Giulio Sancini
Giulio Sancini

 

Associate Professor 

Physiology

Pietro Invernizzi
Pietro Invernizzi

 

Associate Professor 

Gastroenterology

Fabio Pagni
Fabio Pagni

 

Researcher

Pathological Anatomy 

Roberto Perego
Roberto Perego

 

Associate Professor

Clinical Pathology

Carlo Gambacorti Passerini
Carlo Gambacorti Passerini

 

Full Professor 

Blood Diseases

Marco Domenico Parenti
Marco Domenico Parenti

 

Full Professor 

Pharmacology 

Alberto Piperno
Alberto Piperno

 

Full Professor

Medical Genetics

Carlo Ferrarese
Carlo Ferrarese

 

Full Professor 

Neurology

UNIMI

Niccolo Bolli
Niccolo' Bolli

 

Associate Professor

Blood Diseases

Massimo Locati
Massimo Locati

 

Full Professor

General Pathology

Paolo Corradini
Paolo Corradini

 

Full Professor

Blood Diseases 

Anna Teresa Brini
Anna Teresa Brini

 

Associate Professor

Pharmacology

Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli
Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli

 

Full Professor

Clinical Patology

Filippo De Braud
Filippo De Braud

 

Full Professor

Medical Oncology

Serena Delbue - mentor Unimi
Serena Delbue

 

Associate Professor 

Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology

Silvia Della Bella
Silvia Della Bella

 

Associate Professor

General Patology 

Maurizio Alberto Gallieni
Maurizio Alberto Gallieni

 

Associate Professor 

Nephrology

Nicoletta Landsberger
Nicoletta Landsberger

 

Full Professor

Molecular Biology

Giulia Marchetti
Giulia Carla Marchetti

 

Associate Professor

Infectious Diseases

Filippo Martinelli Boneschi
Filippo Martinelli Boneschi

 

Associate Professor

Neurology

Domenico Mavilio
Domenico Mavilio

 

Associate Professor

Technical Sciences of Laboratory Medicine

Carmelo Messina
Carmelo Messina

 

Researcher 

Imaging and Radiotherapy diagnostics

Raffaella Molteni
Raffaella Molteni

 

Associate Professor 

Pharmacology

Giorgio Pajardi
Giorgio Pajardi

 

Associate Professor

Plastic Surgery

Luca Persani
Luca Persani

 

Full Professor

Endocrinology

Michele Samaja
Michele Samaja

 

Full Professor

Biochemistry

Luca Maria Sconfienza
Luca Maria Sconfienza

 

Associate Professor

Imaging and Radiotherapy Diagnostics

Carlo Selmi
Carlo Selmi

 

Researcher 

Reumatology

Chiarella Sforza
Chiarella Sforza

 

Full Professor

Anatomy

Stefania Paola Corti
Stefania Paola Corti 

 

Associate Professor

Neurology

Camilla Tincati
Camilla Tincati

 

Researcher

Infectious Diseases

Luca Valenti
Luca Valenti

 

Associate Professor

Internal Medicine

Franco Valenza
Franco Valenza

 

Full Professor

Anesthesiology

HUMANITAS

Isabella Cinzia Barajon
Isabella Cinzia Barajon

Associate Professor
President of Medicine and Nursing Courses

Anatomy 

Gianluigi Condorelli
Gianluigi Condorelli

 

Full Professor

Cardiovascular Diseases

Carmelo Carlo Stella
Carmelo Carlo Stella

 

Associate Professor

Blood Diseases

Arturo Chiti
Arturo Chiti

Full Professor 
Director of Department of Biomedical Science

Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy

Raffaella Bonecchi
Raffaella Bonecchi

 

Associate Professor

General Pathology

Matteo Della Porta
Matteo Della Porta

 

Associate Professor 

Blood Diseases

Raffaello Furlan
Raffaello Furlan

 

Full Professor

Internal Medicine

Cecilia Garlanda
Cecilia Garlanda

 

Associate Professor

Clinical Pathology

Enrico Marco Heffler
Enrico Marco Heffler

 

Researcher

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Sébastien Jaillon
Sébastien Jaillon

 

Researcher

General Pathology

Marinos Kallikourdis
Marinos Kallikourdis

 

Researcher

General Pathology

Andrea Gerardo Lania
Andrea Gerardo Lania

 

Associate Professor

Endocrinology

Simona Lodato
Simona Lodato

 

Researcher

Histology

Michela Matteoli
Michela Matteoli

 

Full Professor

Pharmacology

Gioacchino Natoli
Gioacchino Natoli

 

Full Professor

Biochemistry

Maria Rescigno
Maria Rescigno

 

Full Professor

General Pathology

Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli

 

Full Professor

General and applied Hygiene

Stefania Vetrano
Stefania Vetrano

 

Researcher

Applied Biology

“We must invest significant time in mentoring the next generation of outstanding undergraduate medical students, giving them an insight into research alongside clinical medicine. We all have a responsibility in this area”
Prof. Isabella Barajon, Associate Professor, President of Medicine and Nursing Courses, Humanitas University