Patrizia Rovere Querini

Patrizia Rovere Querini is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, with key affiliations at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. She directs the General Medicine Unit 2 - General Medicine with focus on Metabolic Health and Aging, and leads the Innate Immunity and Tissue Remodeling Laboratory. Starting November 2024, she will head the Specialization School in Internal Medicine.

• University of Milan (MD, 1992)
• Open University (PhD, 1997)
• Allergology and Clinical Immunology specialization (1999)
• INSERM-CNRS Marseille-Luminy postdoc (1995-1997)

Her research focuses on innate immunity, adaptive immunity, and immune signaling mechanisms related to sarcopenia, inflammatory aging, and post-COVID complications. Recent work explores how inflammatory profiles predict neuropsychiatric symptoms and the molecular constraints of age-related muscle decline.

She teaches in the International Medical Doctor Program, Medicine and Surgery Master's, and Biotecnology for Innovative Therapeutics Master's, covering clinical medicine, clinical immunology, and internal medicine. Her laboratory investigates the intersection of immune system dysfunction and age-related tissue remodeling.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Fellow of the Italian Society of Immunology, Clinical Immunology, and Allergology (2000 - )

She has served as program chair for two editions of the Gordon Research Conference on Apoptotic Cell Recognition & Clearance (2011, 2013), and contributes to public engagement through media interviews and social media content on telemedicine and chronic disease management.