Christian Cordano, MD, PhD
Associate Researcher
Neurology
School of Medicine

christian.cordano@ucs.eu

Dr. Cordano completed his MD followed by a residency in Neurology at the University of Genoa, in Italy. This was followed by a fellowship in Neuroimmunology at the University of Genoa. During his residency and fellowship in Genoa he worked with Professor Antonio Uccelli for six years, carrying out clinical trials in MS that included the use of OCT and VEP to monitor disease.

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Dr. Cordano subsequently decided to focus his career on MS research, coupling his dual passions for neuro-ophthalmology and neuroimmunology. He joined Dr. Ari Green´s Lab at UCSF as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in August 2014, funded by a fellowship from FISM (Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation).

His work is focused on visual electrophysiologic alteration in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis models, trying to characterize the course of electrophysiologic alterations and neuronal injury following demyelination. He completed his PhD in the Department of Experimental Medicine at the University of Genoa in April 2017, and will also complete a degree in Economics. Dr. Cordano grew up in Genoa. In his free time, he loves to travel, cheer on his soccer team (Genoa), and read comics and classics.

Awards

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  • Rita Levi-Montalcini Career Fellowship, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (FISM), 2023-2026
  • Abstract Invited Paper at AAN 2022, American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 2022
  • Best Poster at ECTRIMS 2022, European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), 2022
  • Educational Grant Award, Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2017, 2017
  • Best Scientific Research Project: 1st place, Italian Society of Ophthalmology (SOI), 2017
  • Best Poster at Italian MS Foundation Congress, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (FISM), 2016
  • Best Scientific Research Project: 2nd place, Italian Society of Ophthalmology (SOI), 2016
  • Training Fellowship, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (FISM), 2014-2016

Education & Training

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  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Neuro Ophtalmology University of California, San Francisco 2019
  • PhD Molecular and Cellular Pathology of Aging Related Diseases Genoa University / UCSF 2017
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Neuroimmunology Genoa University 2014
  • Residency in Neurology Genoa University 2013
  • Medical School Genoa University 2007

Interests

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  • Movement Disorders
  • Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) models
  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Visual electrophysiology (VEP
  • ERG
  • Remyelination

Publications (81)

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Multiple SclerosisCranial NervesBrain DiseasesMultiple Sclerosis, Chronic ProgressiveRemyelinationNeuritisVaricella Zoster Virus InfectionHemianopsiaAntipyreticsTrigeminal Nerve DiseasesMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingRetinaCentral Nervous System AgentsManipulation, OsteopathicNeurodegenerative Diseases

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