Sarah Tosato

Sarah Tosato is an Associate Professor in the Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology at the University of Verona's Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences. She leads the Psychiatric Genetics Laboratory and founded the Biobank for Psychiatric Research, focusing on biological sample collection for genetic and inflammatory biomarker studies.

Her research examines environmental, clinical, and genetic determinants of mental disorder outcomes, with emphasis on:

• Genetic predictors of clinical/social outcomes in severe mental illness
• Perinatal psychiatry and depression comorbidities
• Environmental risk factors (cannabis, childhood trauma, obstetric complications)
• Psychosis trajectories and early intervention strategies

Her recent publications demonstrate strong focus on:

• Gene-environment interactions in first-episode psychosis
• Transdiagnostic symptom dimensions across affective and psychotic disorders
• COVID-19 pandemic impacts on mental health outcomes
• Cross-cultural psychiatric epidemiology through multinational collaborations

She coordinates extensive teaching across medical and rehabilitation programs, including problem-based learning tutorials, clinical psychiatry training, and postgraduate specialization courses in perinatal mental health and psychotherapeutic techniques.