Gabriela Constantin, MD, PhD is a Professor of General Pathology and Immunology at the University of Verona. She received a degree in Medicine and Surgery and specialized in Neurology at the University of Milan. She obtained a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathology at the University of Verona and spent a postdoctoral period at Stanford University, USA.

Dr. Constantin contributed to the identification of key inflammation mechanisms in central nervous system diseases (CNS) such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.   Her group has recently demonstrated a role for neutrophil trafficking in Alzheimer's disease indicating new therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer. She received Rita Levi Montalcini Award and other prizes for her neuroimmunology studies and was nominated by the European Research Council as "outstanding female scientist" in 2012. Her projects are funded by national and international agencies including the European Research Council and National Multiple Sclerosis Society NY, USA.
Dr. Constantin's main research goal is to identify new therapeutic strategies for CNS diseases in which inflammation mechanisms play a detrimental role.