Chestnut Antonella

Biography

Actual position Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Vita-Salute University San Raffaele, Milan. Head of Functional Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Institute, Milan. Head of Research Unit "Management and Antiretroviral Treatment of HIV Infection", Division of Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Institute, Milan. Education 1985: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan. 1989: Specialization in Infectious Diseases, University of Milan Profession 1985-1987: Borsa di studio Regione Lombardia per lo studio degli aspetti clinici e diagnostici dell’infezione da HIV Fellow, laboratorio di Neuroimmunovirologia, Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Ill, USA 1988-1992 Assistente Medico, Clinica di Malattie Infettive, Ospedale L. Sacco, Milano. Associate Researcher, Department of Neurology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Svezia Associate Researcher , National Bacteriological Laboratory Stoccolma, Svezia 1992-2001 Dirigente Medico, Disciplina di Malattie Infettive, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano. 2002-2009 Dirigente Medico, Coordinatore area d’attività, Disciplina di Malattie Infettive, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano 2009-2014 Medical Manager, Functional Unit Officer, Infectious Disease Discipline, San Raffaele Institute, Milan Head of Research Unit "Management and Antiretroviral Treatment of HIV Infection" at the Infectious Diseases Division, San Raffaele Institute of Milan National Scientific Enabling of Secondary University Professor 06 / D4 Bando 2012 National Scientific Ability to First Professor University Professor 06 / D4 Bando 2012 From 1.04.2015 Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Health and Life University, Milan assignments Since 2009: Member of the ICONA (Italian Cohort of Naive Antiretrovirals) Since 2015: Member of the COHERE Executive Committee (Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research in Europe)

Research Interest

Areas of Interest HIV infection Antiretroviral therapy Long-term complications of HIV infection Infectious diseases of the central nervous system Prevention and treatment of viral, bacterial and parasitic infections