Dr Marianna Spatola
IDIBAPS-Hospital Clinic, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Barcelona, Spain
Dr Marianna Spatola, MD PhD, is neurologist, Research Group Leader and Director of the Neuro-Immune Crosstalk in Brain Infections and Autoimmunity (ImmuBRAIN) program at IDIBAPS-Hospital Clinic, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Barcelona, Spain. Her research aims to establish the pathogenic mechanisms underlying the development of immune-mediated neurological syndromes, such as autoimmune encephalitis, with a particular focus on understanding the role of viruses in triggering brain autoimmunity and the interplay between antibodies and innate immunity. Her research is supported by grants from the Spanish Institute of Health and other national and international funding, including an ERC Starting Grant.
She obtained her MD from the University of Turin (Italy), completed her Neurology residency and obtained her PhD from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland, under the co-direction of Prof Josep Dalmau at the University of Barcelona, Spain), and carried out her post-doctoral studies at Harvard University (USA).
She is elected Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN),and is Chair of the Neuroimmunology Panel of the European Academy of Neurology. She has been awarded the Faculty Prize from the University of Lausanne, the Top Science Prize from the American Academy of Neurology, the Neurovirology Lectureship Award from the International Neurovirology Society.
