Francesca Alessandrini

Francesca Alessandrini is an Adjunct Professor in Experimental Allergology at the Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich and a Principal Investigator at the Institute of Allergy Research, Helmholtz Munich. Her career spans academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, culminating in her habilitation in Experimental Allergology in 2007.

• Current Role: Principal Investigator (since 1997), focusing on environmental interactions with allergic diseases
• Academic Milestones: Ph.D. in Physiopathology (University of Modena, 1994), Postdoctoral work at Harvard institutions

Her research centers on:

• Environmental risk factors (air pollution, climate change) in allergy development
• Individual susceptibility (obesity, nutrition) and skin/lung inflammatory responses
• Development of mouse models for translational allergy research

Recent publications explore atopic dermatitis mechanisms, helminth immune subversion, and VOC emissions in allergic inflammation contexts. Collaborations span universities in Germany and beyond.