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IRCSS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Italy); Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan (Italy) • Alessandro Bombaci is a neurologist and PhD candidate at the Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini" of the University of Turin. He graduated in 2015 from the San Luigi Gonzaga faculty (Orbassano) of the University of Turin with a thesis entitled "". He subsequently attended the Specialization School in Neurology. His interest in research began in the first year of medicine, where he undertook a 2-year internship at the Neuroscience laboratory directed by Professor Robecchi and Professor Geuna, and for the following 2 years, an internship at the Neuroscience laboratory of the NICO Center directed by Professor Rossi. Subsequently, from the first year of specialization and throughout the PhD, he served as a member of CRESLA (Regional Expert Center for ALS Care), directed by Professor Chiò, conducting clinical and translational research in the field of motor neuron diseases and frontotemporal dementias. In 2019, he completed a fellowship at the MND Centre of University College London, under the guidance of Professors P. Fratta and A. Malaspina, focusing on projects related to the search for fluid biomarkers in motor neuron diseases and Kennedy's disease. He has participated in more than 20 national and international neurological congresses, both as a moderator of scientific sessions and as a presenter of posters and oral communications. He is a member of the SIN study group on ALS and FTD, RRFS representative on the EAN Scientific Panel "ALS and frontotemporal dementia," national representative on the EAN Scientific Panel on Palliative Care. He has passed the European Examination in Neurology of the EAN. He has participated in more than 10 international clinical trials on motor neuron pathologies. He was a Guest Editor of a Special Issue in Frontiers in Neuroscience (Title: Bridging the Gap between Basic Neurosciences and Clinical Neuroimmunology). He has experience in coordination, acquired over the years both by serving as national coordinator of the young neurologists section of SIN and as a student and neurology resident representative at the department of neuroscience and academic senate of the University of Turin, and as a member of the board of directors of the youth section of the Turin Academy of Medicine. His scientific interests focus on the study of motor neuron diseases and, in particular, translational studies.