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Claudia Cantoni, PhD
Multiple Sclerosis
Claudia Cantoni, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Cantoni is a neuroimmunologist who specializes in the study of autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis. She is a member of the International Society of Neuroimmunology.
Dr. Cantoni earned her doctorate in molecular medicine from the University of Milan in Italy and her master’s degree in genetics and molecular biology from the University of Pravia in Italy. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, which was funded by the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Dr. Cantoni’s research aims to understand the molecular pathways regarding how environmental factors, such as diet and chronic stress, modulate the innate immune responses in neurological disorders, specifically focusing on multiple sclerosis neuropathology and progression.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Washington University, Department of Neurology, 2013-2020
- PhD, University of Milan, Molecular Medicine, 2013
- MS, University of Pravia, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2008
- BS, University of Pravia, Biological Sciences, 2006
- International Society of Neuroimmunology
- Career Transitional Fellowship, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2019-2024
- Hypothesis Development, United States Department of Defense, Defense Health Program Exploration, 2021-2023
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2015-2018
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2015-2018
Quisinostat is a brain-penetrant radiosensitizer in glioblastoma
Date: 11/2023
Authors: Costanza Lo Cascio, Tigran Margaryan, Ernesto Luna-Melendez, James B. McNamara, Connor I. White, William Knight, Saisrinidhi Ganta, Zorana Opachich, Claudia Cantoni, Wonsuk Yoo, Nader Sanai, Artak Tovmasyan, Shwetal Mehta
Obesity, gut microbiota, and multiple sclerosis: Unraveling the connection
Date: 08/2023
Authors: Amjad Samara, Claudia Cantoni, Laura Piccio, Anne H. Cross, Salim Chahin
Targeting miR-223 enhances myeloid-derived suppressor cell suppressive activities in multiple sclerosis patients
Date: 08/2023
Authors: Claudia Cantoni, Laura Ghezzi, Jasmine Choi, Anne H. Cross, Laura Piccio
Defects in lysosomal function and lipid metabolism in human microglia harboring a TREM2 loss of function mutation
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Fabia Filipello, Shih-Feng You, Farzaneh S. Mirfakhar, Sidhartha Mahali, Bryan Bollman, Mariana Acquarone, Olena Korvatska, Jacob A. Marsh, Anirudh Sivaraman, Rita Martinez, Claudia Cantoni, Luca De Feo, Laura Ghezzi, Miguel A. Minaya, Arun Renganathan, Anil G. Cashikar, Jun-Ichi Satoh, Wandy Beatty, Abhirami K. Iyer, Marina Cella, Wendy H. Raskind, Laura Piccio, Celeste M. Karch
The circular RNA landscape in multiple sclerosis: Disease-specific associated variants and exon methylation shape circular RNA expression profile
Date: 01/2023
Authors: Giulia Cardamone, Elvezia Maria Paraboschi, Giulia Soldà, Giuseppe Liberatore, Valeria Rimoldi, Javier Cibella, Federica Airi, Veronica Tisato, Claudia Cantoni, Francesca Gallia, Donato Gemmati, Laura Piccio, Stefano Duga, Eduardo Nobile-Orazio, Rosanna Asselta
Claudia Cantoni, PhD
Multiple Sclerosis
Claudia Cantoni, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Cantoni is a neuroimmunologist who specializes in the study of autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis. She is a member of the International Society of Neuroimmunology.
Dr. Cantoni earned her doctorate in molecular medicine from the University of Milan in Italy and her master’s degree in genetics and molecular biology from the University of Pravia in Italy. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, which was funded by the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Dr. Cantoni’s research aims to understand the molecular pathways regarding how environmental factors, such as diet and chronic stress, modulate the innate immune responses in neurological disorders, specifically focusing on multiple sclerosis neuropathology and progression.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Washington University, Department of Neurology, 2013-2020
- PhD, University of Milan, Molecular Medicine, 2013
- MS, University of Pravia, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2008
- BS, University of Pravia, Biological Sciences, 2006
- International Society of Neuroimmunology
- Career Transitional Fellowship, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2019-2024
- Hypothesis Development, United States Department of Defense, Defense Health Program Exploration, 2021-2023
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2015-2018
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2015-2018
Quisinostat is a brain-penetrant radiosensitizer in glioblastoma
Date: 11/2023
Authors: Costanza Lo Cascio, Tigran Margaryan, Ernesto Luna-Melendez, James B. McNamara, Connor I. White, William Knight, Saisrinidhi Ganta, Zorana Opachich, Claudia Cantoni, Wonsuk Yoo, Nader Sanai, Artak Tovmasyan, Shwetal Mehta
Obesity, gut microbiota, and multiple sclerosis: Unraveling the connection
Date: 08/2023
Authors: Amjad Samara, Claudia Cantoni, Laura Piccio, Anne H. Cross, Salim Chahin
Targeting miR-223 enhances myeloid-derived suppressor cell suppressive activities in multiple sclerosis patients
Date: 08/2023
Authors: Claudia Cantoni, Laura Ghezzi, Jasmine Choi, Anne H. Cross, Laura Piccio
Defects in lysosomal function and lipid metabolism in human microglia harboring a TREM2 loss of function mutation
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Fabia Filipello, Shih-Feng You, Farzaneh S. Mirfakhar, Sidhartha Mahali, Bryan Bollman, Mariana Acquarone, Olena Korvatska, Jacob A. Marsh, Anirudh Sivaraman, Rita Martinez, Claudia Cantoni, Luca De Feo, Laura Ghezzi, Miguel A. Minaya, Arun Renganathan, Anil G. Cashikar, Jun-Ichi Satoh, Wandy Beatty, Abhirami K. Iyer, Marina Cella, Wendy H. Raskind, Laura Piccio, Celeste M. Karch
The circular RNA landscape in multiple sclerosis: Disease-specific associated variants and exon methylation shape circular RNA expression profile
Date: 01/2023
Authors: Giulia Cardamone, Elvezia Maria Paraboschi, Giulia Soldà, Giuseppe Liberatore, Valeria Rimoldi, Javier Cibella, Federica Airi, Veronica Tisato, Claudia Cantoni, Francesca Gallia, Donato Gemmati, Laura Piccio, Stefano Duga, Eduardo Nobile-Orazio, Rosanna Asselta