Daiana Bezzini

Daiana Bezzini serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Siena, teaching Food Hygiene for Health Biology (2025/2026), General Hygiene for Biological Sciences (2024/2025), and Hygiene courses across multiple degree programs including Social Work. Her academic profile reflects continuous appointment status with teaching assignments extending through 2025/2026.

Her research concentrates on neuroepidemiology with three dominant themes: (1) mortality trends in neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis) across 35+ years of Italian national data; (2) pandemic impacts on neurological conditions, particularly SARS-CoV-2 interactions with multiple sclerosis including vaccine responses and Long-COVID manifestations; and (3) pharmacogenetic applications in regulatory frameworks. This work consistently leverages multicentre Italian cohort studies and administrative health databases.

Publication analysis reveals strategic evolution from foundational epidemiological studies (2011-2019) toward urgent pandemic-era investigations (2020-2023), now transitioning to precision medicine applications (2024-2025). Her current work demonstrates increasing methodological sophistication through pharmacogenetic analyses and complex comorbidity modeling while maintaining focus on Italian public health infrastructure.

Dr. Bezzini actively collaborates with national research networks including the MS-MigIT consortium examining socioeconomic determinants of multiple sclerosis outcomes. Her recent work on integrated care pathways indicates growing engagement with health system transformation initiatives in neurological care delivery.