Ongoing Funded Research Projects and Activities:
| Title / Denomination | Notes | Number of Staff & Collaborators | Facilities, Services | Main Equipment | Website URL (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN3_SPOKE_3_DNU | Toni Danilo | – | – | – | – |
| 282894_DM_247_AZIONE_3_SOE_FINANZ_MUR_PNRR_309 | Spampinato Danny | – | – | – | – |
| Artificial intelligence applied to conventional and advanced MRI sequences to improve disease classification and prediction of clinical worsening in patients with multiple sclerosis | Pantano Patrizia, PNRR‑MAD‑2022‑12376530 | – | – | – | – |
| 20228NKPNH – OLD DOG – Validating the dog as animal model for human aging studies | PRIN 2022 Canēvelli | – | – | – | – |
| Returning the body to the mind: on the association between higher‑order body representations, interoceptive dimensions, and navigational memory abilities across the lifespan and pathological aging (REMAPthebody) | PRIN 2022 D’Antonio | – | – | – | – |
| Development of prediction models for seizure and cognitive outcome after epilepsy surgery in children and adults | PRIN 2022 Esposito | – | – | – | – |
| Meta-learning-based decision-making in normality and depression: combining large‑scale computational modelling, functional neuroimaging and behavioural methods for a system‑level perspective (MetaDeM) | PRIN 2022 Pasquini | – | – | – | – |
| HUMAN NEUROGENESIS IN ISCHEMIC AND NON‑ISCHEMIC BRAIN: FROM PRETERM NEWBORNS TO ADULTS (deadline 17/10/2025) | PRIN 2022 Toni | – | – | – | – |
| Patient Voices, Functional Insights: Exploring Functional Correlates of Patient‑Reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis | Contact: Dr. Claudia Piervincenzi, from 30/03/2025 to 30/03/2027, amount €80,430 | 5 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences, Neuroimaging Lab; Neuroradiology UOC, AOU Policlinico Umberto I | 3 Tesla MRI scanner; neuroimaging analysis software | – |
| Decision‑making processes based on meta‑learning in normality and depression: combination of large‑scale computational models, functional neuroimaging and behavioral methods (MetaDeM) | Contact: Prof. Massimo Pasquini, from 12/12/2023 to 01/12/2025, amount €250,000 | 5 | Functional MRI Lab, S. Lucia | fMRI on cognitive task | – |
| The Italian Neuroimaging Network Initiative (INNI) to optimize the use of advanced MRI techniques in MS patients. | Contact: Prof. Patrizia Pantano, from 01/05/2023 to 30/04/2028, amount €700,000 | 5 | Neuroimaging Laboratory, Dept. of Human Neurosciences | Server + NAS + dedicated workstation + data analysis software | – |
| The role of high- and ultra-high-field MRI in predicting disability progression in multiple sclerosis | Contact: Prof. Patrizia Pantano, from 01/03/2023 to 30/09/2025, amount €221,813 | 5 | Neuroimaging Laboratory, Dept. of Human Neurosciences | Server + NAS + dedicated workstation + data analysis software | – |
| Artificial intelligence applied to conventional and advanced MRI sequences to improve disease classification and prediction of clinical worsening in patients with multiple sclerosis | Contact: Dr. Massimo Filippi, from 20/05/2023 to 29/11/2025, amount €1,000,000 | 5 | Neuroimaging Laboratory, Dept. of Human Neurosciences | Server + NAS + dedicated workstation + data analysis software | – |
| The role of MRI and artificial intelligence for improving disease classification and prediction of clinical worsening in multiple sclerosis | Contact: Dr. Massimo Filippi, from 18/10/2023 to 28/02/2026, amount €305,159 | 5 | Neuroimaging Laboratory, Dept. of Human Neurosciences | Server + NAS + dedicated workstation + data analysis software | – |
| R3918‑MG‑2018 “Efficacy And Safety Of Pozelimab And Cemdisiran Combination Therapy In Patients With Symptomatic Generalized Myasthenia Gravis” | Contact: Prof. Maurizio Inghilleri, from 23/01/2024 to 23/12/2025, amount €35,000 | 4 | Rare neuromuscular diseases centre | EMG, spirometer, dynamometer | – |
| ARGX‑117‑2401 “A Phase 3, Randomized, Double‑Blinded, Double‑Dummy Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Empasiprubart Versus Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Adults With Chronic […]” | Contact: Prof. Maurizio Inghilleri, from 23/05/2024 to 23/03/2026, amount €25,000 | 4 | Rare neuromuscular diseases centre | EMG, spirometer, dynamometer | – |
| BREAKing BONDS: Broadening our Actual Knowledge on the Botulinum Neurotoxin Diffusion | PRIN 2022 Prot. 20229CH2K2 | Contact: Prof. Taian Martins, from 28/09/2023 to 26/09/2025, amount €25,000 | Laboratory of Motor Neuroscience, Movement Disorders and Epilepsy | Constant current stimulator (Digitimer DS7AH); surface electrodes | – |
| Objective Monitoring of Axial Symptoms in PARKinson’s Disease: quantitative assessment in daily life based on wearables, video sensing and AI | PRIN 2022 PNRR_P20223R3R4 | Contact: Prof. Antonio Suppa, from 23/09/2024 to 28/02/2026, amount €74,734 | Lab of Experimental Neurology, Neuroengineering and Telemedicine | Inertial sensors, EMG | – |
| Ecosystem of Innovation “Rome Technopole” ECS00000024, PNRR Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.5 | Contact: Prof. Antonio Suppa, from 01/02/2025 to 30/06/2025, amount €45,000 | Lab of Experimental Neurology, Neuroengineering and Telemedicine | Inertial sensors, EMG | – | |
| Digital ecosystem for integrated analysis of heterogeneous health data related to high-impact diseases: innovative assistance and research model ("e-DAI") | Contact: Prof. Antonio Suppa, from 13/02/2023 to 13/02/2028, amount €50,000 | Lab of Experimental Neurology, Neuroengineering and Telemedicine | Inertial sensors, EMG | – | |
| PNRR MR1‑2022‑12376284 | Contact: Prof. Matteo Bologna, from 22/05/2023 to 20/11/2025, amount €100,000 | – | ISS, IRCCS Santa Lucia, Policlinico Univ. Catania, Sapienza University of Rome | – | – |
| RF‑2019‑12369782 – Toward a personalized approach to phenylketonuria: biomarker search | Contact: Prof. Vincenzo Leuzzi, from 14/08/2021 to 13/08/2025, amount €423,000 | 4 | Santa Lucia IRCCS Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome | Neuropsychological/adaptive testing; RNA‑seq; Ingenuity Pathway Analysis; intracerebral microdialysis in mice; behavioral tasks (T‑maze, puzzle box) | – |
| Investigating the therapeutic potential of cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation in movement disorders | Contact: Prof. Matteo Bologna, 2023–2025, amount €10,000 | 4 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| AI‑guided in silico assessment of cognitive biases in forensic evaluators during criminal responsibility assessments | Contact: Prof. Stefano Ferracuti, 2023–2025, amount €50,000 | 7 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Exosome-derived miRNAs as potential diagnostic markers and their role in Parkinson’s disease pathophysiology | Contact: Marika Alborghetti, 2024–2025, amount €3,000 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Longitudinal analysis estimating the onset and progression of tremor and bradykinesia in essential tremor | Contact: Luca Angelini, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Transcutaneous Afferent Patterned Stimulation (TAPS) in essential tremor: therapeutic & pathophysiological implications | Contact: Matteo Bologna, 2024–2025, amount €4,000 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Morphological and functional MR biomarkers of cerebrovascular involvement in migraine with aura patients | Contact: Francesca Caramia, 2024–2025, amount €12,000 | 6 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Electrocortical changes due to vibro-tactile stimulation in cervical dystonia patients | Contact: Antonella Conte, 2024–2025, amount €4,000 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI): Italian validation & risk factors for teen dating violence | Contact: Giulia Cosi, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Study of manual dexterity and interhemispheric connectivity in healthy subjects and Parkinson’s patients | Contact: Martina De Riggi, 2024–2025, amount €1,000 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Nerve ultrasound findings in Friedreich’s ataxia and Spinocerebellar ataxias | Contact: Giuseppe Di Pietro, 2024–2025, amount €3,000 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Gabapentinoids use, misuse and abuse in neuropathic pain unit | Contact: Enrico Evangelisti, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | 2 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Developing non‑invasive EEG biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease using concurrent subthalamic‑cortical recording | Contact: Giovanni Fabbrini, 2024–2025, amount €12,000 | 3 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Instrumental evaluation of muscle tone in post‑stroke spastic patients: effect of botulinum toxin | Contact: Marco Falletti, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Assessment of biological damage after traumatic accidents: multidisciplinary evaluation II | Contact: Giovanni Galeoto, 2024–2025, amount €12,000 | 5 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Structural and functional brain alterations in MS: predictors of future motor and cognitive disability | Contact: Costanza Giannì, 2024–2025, amount €12,000 | 4 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| EEG microstates as long‑term prognostic biomarkers of network alterations in epilepsy patients | Contact: Adolfo Mazzeo, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Mapping Personality Traits: A network analysis using the PID‑5‑BF | Contact: Ludovica Oppici, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| RITMO: Rehabilitation & Injury‑prevention Techniques for Musicians’ Occupational Health | Contact: Francesca Panuccio, 2024–2025, amount €6,500 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| RITMO: (duplicate entry) | Contact: Francesca Panuccio, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Auditory function as predictor of cognitive decline in elderly: implications for dementia prevention | Contact: Francesca Yoshie Russo, 2024–2025, amount €12,000 | 6 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Clinical and molecular diseasome of dementia patients | Contact: Martina Salzillo, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | 2 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Running-related injuries (RRIs): an observational prospective cohort study | Contact: Giovanni Sellitto, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | 2 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Tailoring advanced pharmacological & surgical treatments in Parkinson’s: contribution of wearables and AI | Contact: Antonio Suppa, 2024–2025, amount €12,000 | 7 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Efficacy of online WHO psychological intervention (DWM) vs alternative activity in pain and distress in Primary Headaches (RCT) | Contact: Lorenzo Tarsitani, 2024–2025, amount €4,000 | 4 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| RELIEF: RCT assessing vagus nerve stimulation efficacy for pain, autonomic symptoms, fatigue in fibromyalgia | Contact: Andrea Truini, 2024–2025, amount €23,180 | 10 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Exoband: exoskeleton to improve gait in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 | Contact: Laura Tiufano, 2024–2025, amount €1,500 | 2 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Integrated Study of Axial Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease with wearables & AI | Contact: Alessandro Zampogna, 2024–2025, amount €3,000 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| Developing non‑invasive EEG biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease with subthalamic‑cortical recording | Contact: Giorgio Leodori, from 23/04/2025 to 22/04/2027, amount €25,000 | 4 | Laboratory of Motor Neuroscience, Movement Disorders & Epilepsy, Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| PNRR & PRIN combined project: RNA‑based drugs for enhancing post‑stroke human neurogenesis; SAFFO trial guided by implantable loop recorder (NCT02684825) | Contact: Svetlana Lorenzano, PNRR: €156,981; PRIN: €203,469 | – | Sapienza University of Rome & Policlinico Umberto I; various departments and institutions | – | – |
| TRUIN Funding for RTDA _ Epitech _ Truini | Contact: Andrea Truini, from 01/07/2024, amount €112,243.59 | – | Pain Neurophysiopathology Lab/Neurophysiology & Neuromuscular Diseases UO | – | – |
| 000309_18_H2_CRUCCU – European project ex-TRUINI (IMI-Bio Pain) now CRUCCU | Contact: Andrea Truini, from 01/12/2018 | 2 | Pain Neurophysiopathology Lab/UO Neurophysiology & Neuromuscular Diseases | – | https://www.imi‑paincare.eu/ |
| Incidence and characterization of persistent pain in COVID‑19 survivors | Contact: Andrea Truini, from 01/01/2024, amount €75,000 | – | Pain Neurophysiopathology Lab/UO Neurophysiology & Neuromuscular Diseases | – | – |
| Identifying biomarkers of Lewy body dementia in prodromal stage: combined eye‑tracking and EEG approach | P2022WPNKZ | Contact: Fabrizia D’Antonio, from 30/11/2023 to 30/11/2025, amount €224,872.40 | 3 | CDCD, Dept. of Human Neurosciences | EEG & eye‑tracker |
| Prodromal Dementia with Lewy Bodies: clinical characterization & potential biomarkers | GR‑2021‑12373078 | Contact: Fabrizia D’Antonio, from 30/04/2023 to 30/04/2027, amount €450,000 | 5 | Santa Lucia IRCCS, CDCD Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – |
| Returning the body to the mind: (duplicate) | REMAPthebody Prot. 2022EMT25Y | Contact: Fabrizia D’Antonio, from 01/11/2023 to 30/10/2025, amount €249,782.06 | 4 | CDCD Dept. of Human Neurosciences | Neuropsychological testing |
| ERC “The origins of human rhythm” | Contact: Andrea Ravignani, from 01/06/2023 to 31/05/2028, amount €1,496,000 | 7 | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | – | – |
| “D3 4 Health. Identification of biomarkers for health and creation of the Digital Twin” | Contact: Antonella Conte, from 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2026, amount €20,658,080 | – | Dept. of Human Neurosciences | MRI, EEG, biochemical analyses | https://sites.google.com/uniroma1.it/d3forhealth/home |
| My Fit Friend | Contact: Francesco Pisani, from 09/12/2024 to 30/12/2026, amount €86,000 | – | – | – | – |
| Prediction of short‑term subjective & objective disability worsening in multiple sclerosis: machine learning approach; prevalence of subjective cognitive impairment in MS: a multicenter study | Contact: Maria Petracca, amount €204,776.33 | – | – | – | – |
| Genetic predisposition to impulsive antisocial behavior: myth or social and legal issue | Contact: Prof. Stefano Ferracuti (Catholic University), from 30/11/2023 to 28/02/2026, amount €78,707 | PRIN PNRR | – | – | – |
| Seminare salute mentale | Contact: Francesco Pisani, from 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2027, amount €80,000 | – | – | – | – |