Marcella Bellani

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•   CV Eng   (pdf, en, 425 KB, 05/09/23)
•   CV Italiano   (pdf, it, 121 KB, 29/02/24)

Marcella Bellani  (MD, PhD) is associate professor at Verona University, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, Section of Psychiatry.

Chair of Neuroimaging Section of EPA (European Psychiatric Association

Chair of the Brain Imaging and Neuropsychology Research Unit at UNIVR. 

Mission of the Research Unit: Multimodal neuroimaging techniques are applied to explore the location, amplitude, and timing of morpho-functional brain changes in adults with psychiatric disorders, to detect biomarkers of pathology that may support early diagnosis and more focused interventions.  Specifically, starting with a biopsychosocial view of mental health, over the years it has been developed a translational approach combining multimodal MRI (sMRI, fMRI, spectroscopy, resting state), innovative neuropsychological assessments, and rehabilitation strategies, with the final aim of improving prediction, early diagnosis, treatment and wellbeing of people with mental disorder. This effort has resulted in hundreds of publications and international scientific collaborations.

Main scientific fields of investigation:

-Biological correlates of psychiatric diseases: MRI applications in Psychiatry.

-Pathophysiology and neuroplasticity of psychiatric disorders.

-Neurocognitive and immunological profiles of psychiatric illnesses.

-Cognitive rehabilitation strategies and neuromodulation.

-Prediction and machine learning approaches

-Digital psychiatry

LS510 Neuroimaging and Computational Neuroscience_

LS512 Psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, autism, Tourette's syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)_

LS79 Health services, health care research_

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Other positions held

• Level 1 Managing Doctor from 7/1/12 to 7/1/15 Department Diagnostics and Public Health
• PhD student from 3/1/10 to 6/30/12 Department Diagnostics and Public Health
• PhD student from 1/1/08 to 2/28/10 Department in Medicine and Public Health [Department deactivate from 5/24/10. Confluito nel nuovo dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Medicina di Comunità]
• Temporary Assistant Professor from 12/15/18 to 12/15/21 Department Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences
• Temporary Professor from 12/14/18 to 12/31/22 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
• Temporary Professor from 10/1/12 to 12/14/18 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery