Phd in CLINICAL EXPERIMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY

email: gianluca.coppola@uniroma1.it
phone: 3396066924

BORN IN
Salerno ON 23/08/1972

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name COPPOLA GIANLUCA
Address Residence: Rome (RM)
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E-mail gianluca.coppola@uniroma1.it


Nationality Italian

Date and place of birth 23/08/1972, SALERNO (SA)


WORK EXPERIENCE

• Dates (from – to) from 13 January 2003 to 30 September 2004
• Name and address of employer Headache Research Unit – University of Liège – Citadelle Hospital - Belgium
• Type of company or sector Interuniversity department
• Type of employment Specialist medical activity in neurology and science
• Main duties and responsibilities Medical-scientific consultancy in the field of headaches
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• Dates (from – to)
2004
• Name and address of employer Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo NEUROMED, Via Atinense, 18 - 86077 Pozzilli (IS) - Tel 08659291
• Type of company or sector Private nursing home
• Type of employment Specialist medical activity in neurology
• Main duties and responsibilities
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• Dates (from – to) From 10/02/2006 to 09/07/2009
University-run Rehabilitation Unit, I.C.O.T. Giomi Spa, via Franco Faggiana 1668, 04100, Latina

PhD
Research and clinical care activities

From 01/09/2006 to 03/2009
I.C.O.T. Giomi Spa, via Franco Faggiana 1668, 04100, Latina



Clinical activities in support of the University-run Rehabilitation Unit




From 12/05/2009 to 11/05/2011
• Name and address of employer Department of Experimental Medicine – Sapienza University of Rome
• Type of company or sector Sapienza University of Rome
• Type of employment GRANT FOR COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (Prof. Carlo Della Rocca)
• Main duties and responsibilities

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• Dates (from – to) FROM 2005 to 2009
• Name and address of employer G.B. Bietti Foundation. Department of Vision Neurophysiology and Neuro-ophthalmology
• Type of company or sector IRCCS
• Type of employment Fellow
• Main duties and responsibilities
Researcher
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• Dates (from – to) From 12/09/2011 to 11/09/2013
• Name and address of employer University-run Rehabilitation Unit, I.C.O.T. Giomi Spa, via Franco Faggiana 1668, 04100, Latina
• Type of company or sector
• Type of employment
• Main duties and responsibilities Fixed-term employee with the qualification of fixed-term medical assistant
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From 12/09/2013 to 15/10/2017
• Name and address of employer U.O.C. Rehabilitation under university management, I.C.O.T. Giomi Spa, via Franco Faggiana 1668, 04100, Latina
• Type of company or sector
• Type of employment
• Main duties and responsibilities Freelance work as assistant neurologist
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• Dates (from – to) FROM 01/11/2017 to 16/10/2020

• Name and address of employer Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro n. 5, C.A.P. 00185
• Type of company or sector Sapienza University of Rome
• Type of employment Fixed-term researcher, type A, fixed-term employment contract, SSD MED/26 (SC 06/D6) Neurology
• Main duties and responsibilities Level I fixed-term manager, U.O.C. Rehabilitation under university management, I.C.O.T. Giomi Spa, via Franco Faggiana 1668. Rehabilitation of post-acute patients suffering from numerous neurological disorders (approximately 120 patients per year), such as stroke, acquired inflammatory and autoimmune polyneuropathies, spinal cord surgery, brain surgery, multiple trauma, worsening of walking deficits due to movement disorders, among others. Rehabilitation care for day hospital patients (approximately 80 patients per year). Outpatient activities for the diagnosis and treatment of headaches (organised under the direction of Prof. Francesco Pierelli, then full professor and head of the U.O.C.), outpatient activities for the diagnosis and follow-up of rare neurodegenerative diseases (under the direction of Prof. Carlo Casali, head of the U.O.C.). Management of the university electrophysiology laboratory at the ICOT (performance of EEGs and evoked potentials for research and diagnostic purposes). Neurological consultation activities in all inpatient wards of the I.C.O.T.
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• Dates (from – to) From 02/11/2020 to 01/11/2023
• Name and address of employer Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro n. 5, C.A.P. 00185
• Type of company or sector Sapienza University of Rome
• Type of employment Fixed-term researcher, type B, SSD MED/26 (SC 06/D6) Neurology
• Main duties and responsibilities Level I fixed-term manager, U.O.C. Rehabilitation under university management, I.C.O.T. Giomi Spa, via Franco Faggiana 1668. Rehabilitation of post-acute patients suffering from numerous neurological disorders (approximately 120 patients per year) such as stroke, acquired inflammatory and autoimmune polyneuropathies, spinal cord surgery, brain surgery, multiple trauma, worsening of walking deficits due to movement disorders, among others. Rehabilitation of day hospital patients (approximately 80 patients per year). Outpatient activities for the diagnosis and treatment of headaches (which he organises and directs ), outpatient activities for the diagnosis and follow-up of rare neurodegenerative diseases (under the direction of Prof. Carlo Casali, head of the U.O.C.). Management of the university electrophysiology laboratory at ICOT (performance of EEGs and evoked potentials for research and diagnostic purposes). Neurological consultation activities in all inpatient wards of the I.C.O.T.
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• Dates (from – to) From 02/11/2023 to present
• Name and address of employer Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro n. 5, C.A.P. 00185
• Type of company or sector Sapienza University of Rome
• Type of employment Tenured second-level professor (Associate Professor), SSD MED/26 (SC 06/D6) Neurology
• Main duties and responsibilities Care activities at the University-run Rehabilitation Unit of the ICOT-accredited nursing home in Latina belonging to the GIOMI Group, via Franco Faggiana 1668. Rehabilitation of post-acute patients suffering from numerous neurological disorders (approximately 120 patients per year) such as stroke, acquired inflammatory and autoimmune polyneuropathies, spinal cord surgery, brain surgery, polytrauma, worsening of walking difficulties due to movement disorders, among others. Rehabilitation care for day hospital patients (approximately 80 patients per year). Outpatient activities for the diagnosis and treatment of headaches (which he organises and directs), outpatient activities for the diagnosis and follow-up of rare neurodegenerative diseases (under the direction of Prof. Carlo Casali, head of the U.O.C.). Management of the university electrophysiology laboratory at ICOT (performance of EEGs and evoked potentials for research and diagnostic purposes). Neurological consultation activities in all ICOT inpatient wards.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Dates (from – to) From 28/03/2017
• Name and type of educational or training institution ASN - MIUR
• Main subjects/professional skills studied
• Qualification obtained National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor SSD MED/26 (SC 06/D6) Neurology
• Level in national classification (if applicable)
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• Dates (from – to) From 03/02/2014
• Name and type of educational or training institution ASN - MIUR
• Main subjects/professional skills studied
• Qualification obtained National Scientific Qualification as Second Level Professor SSD MED/26 (SC 06/D6) Neurology
• Level in national classification (if applicable)
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• Dates (from – to) From 02/11/2006 to 06/04/2009
• Name and type of educational or training institution Sapienza University of Rome
• Main subjects/professional skills studied Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience
• Qualification obtained PhD
• Level in national classification (if applicable)
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• Dates (from – to) 04/11/2005
• Name and type of educational or training institution La Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
• Main subjects/professional skills studied II School of Specialisation in Neurology
• Qualification obtained Specialisation in Neurology
• Level in national classification (if applicable)
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• Dates (from – to) From 01/01/2003 to 01/09/2004
• Name and type of educational or training institution University of Liège, Liège (Belgium)
• Main subjects/professional skills studied Electrophysiology and neuroimaging of primary headaches.
• Qualification obtained Research Fellow at the Headache Unit of the University Department of Neurology CHR Citadelle, University of Liège, Liège (Belgium), directed by Prof. Jean Schoenen
• Level in national classification (if applicable)
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• Dates (from – to) 05/11/1999
• Name and type of educational or training institution La Sapienza University of Rome
• Main subjects/professional skills studied Degree course in Medicine and Surgery
• Qualification obtained Degree in Medicine and Surgery
• Level in national classification (if applicable)
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• Dates (from – to) 1989
• Name and type of educational or training institution Liceo Ginnasio Statale « Matteo Camera » - Amalfi (SA)
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

• Qualification obtained Classical High School Diploma
• Level in national classification (if applicable)



PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Acquired throughout life and career but not necessarily recognised by official certificates and diplomas.

MOTHER TONGUE ITALIAN

OTHER LANGUAGES

ENGLISH
• Reading skills EXCELLENT
• Writing skills EXCELLENT
• Oral expression skills
EXCELLENT

FRENCH
• Reading skills GOOD
• Writing skills BASIC
• Speaking skills
EXCELLENT


INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Living and working with other people in a multicultural environment, in positions where communication is important and in situations where teamwork is essential (e.g. culture and sport), etc. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS IN DIFFERENT HOSPITALS WITHOUT EVER HAVING ANY CONFLICTUAL RELATIONSHIPS. I HAVE ALWAYS WORKED AS PART OF A TEAM. I AM CO-CHAIR OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY AND I HAVE DAILY CONTACT WITH COLLEAGUES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. I HAVE SCIENTIFIC AND FRIENDLY CONNECTIONS WITH COLLEAGUES FROM ALL CONTINENTS. I CURRENTLY HAVE A SCIENTIFIC AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI (TAIWAN) AND AM THE SOLE LEADER OF A GROUP OF 46 ACADEMICS FROM UNIVERSITIES ON ALL CONTINENTS FOR THE WRITING OF A REVIEW ON THE HALLMARKS OF CLUSTER HEADACHES. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WORKING IN A TEAM.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

E.g. coordination and administration of people, projects, budgets; at work, in voluntary activities (e.g. culture and sport), at home, etc. I HAVE BEEN A TUTOR AND SUPERVISOR TO 2 POST-DOCS, 5 PHD STUDENTS AND 47 MEDICINE AND SURGERY STUDENTS AT THE PONTINO CAMPUS OF THE SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. I AM CURRENTLY SUPERVISING 2 DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND 6 STUDENTS ON THE MEDICINE AND SURGERY COURSE “E”. I HAVE PARTICIPATED AS A MEMBER IN VARIOUS UNIVERSITY AND FACULTY PROJECTS AT SAPIENZA, PRIN PROJECTS (ONE WON IN 2015). I WON A MEDIE SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT PROJECT - MEDIE EQUIPMENT 3, ENTITLED “UNDERSTANDING MIGRAINE PATHOGENESIS THROUGH CORTICAL AND SUBCORTICAL RHYTHMIC ACTIVITY”; I HAVE CURRENTLY SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE:
1) SERBIA-ITALY MOBILITY PROJECT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ENTITLED ‘OPTIMISATION OF SALIVA SAMPLING AND CGRP CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT IN DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE MIGRAINE CYCLE TOWARDS ACHIEVING BETTER PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT OF MIGRAINE ATTACKS’ IN COLLABORATION WITH DR IGOR PETRUSIC,
2) PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE (SERBIA) (SCIENCE FUND OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA) ENTITLED "NEXT GENERATION IN DIGITAL PHENOTYPING OF MIGRAINE: USING WEARABLE BIOSENSING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITAL TWIN PLATFORM FOR PERSONALISED AND PREDICTIVE MIGRAINE MANAGEMENT‘;
3) ITALY-SERBIA BILATERAL PROJECT ENTITLED ’CHARACTERISATION OF MIGRAINE SUBTYPES AND PREDICTION OF THERAPY OUTCOMES: COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDIMENSIONAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH” IN COLLABORATION WITH DR IGOR PETRUSIC;
4) A FUNDING APPLICATION FOR THE ATENEO MEDI PROJECT: EXAMINING THE NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HOMEOSTATIC RESPONSES ASSOCIATED WITH MIGRAINE ATTACK RECURRENCE RENCE: A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS BETWEEN HYPOTHALAMIC-TRIGEMINAL VASCULAR SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY AND EMOTIONAL STRESS RESPONSES, RM125199C0751D9B
5) AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FROM THE ITALIAN FUND FOR SCIENCE (FIS 3), ENTITLED “MIGRAINE AND OXIDATIVE STRESS: COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDIMENSIONAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH”.

AS PART OF THE THIRD MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME LA SAPIENZA, I AM THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OR CO-INVESTIGATOR OF THE FOLLOWING CLINICAL TRIALS SPONSORED BY THE I.C.O.T. GIOMI S.P.A. IN LATINA:
- RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, BASED ON MULTIPLE ATTACKS, WITH AN OPEN-LABORATORY EXTENSION TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, TOLERABILITY AND CONSISTENCY OF THE EFFECT OF ATOGEPANT FOR THE ACUTE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE (ECLIPSE), M24-305, COPPOLA GIANLUCA, SPONSOR: ABBVIE S.R.L. 2024-ONGOING

- A PHASE 3, MULTICENTER, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY WITH AN OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND TOLERABILITY OF ATOGEPANT FOR THE PREVENTIVE TREATMENT OF MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE, M24-859, COPPOLA GIANLUCA, SPONSOR: ABBVIE S.R.L 2024-ONGOING

- A PHASE 3, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF RIMEGEPANT IN MIGRAINE PREVENTION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ≥ 6 TO <18 YEARS OF AGE, BHV3000-315, COPPOLA GIANLUCA, SPONSOR: PFIZER 2024-ONGOING
- A PHASE 3, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF RIMEGEPANT IN MIGRAINE PREVENTION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ≥ 6 TO < 18 YEARS OF AGE, BHV3000-404, COPPOLA GIANLUCA, SPONSOR: PFIZER 2023 -INCORSO
- PAN-EUROPEAN PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF FREMANEZUMAB EFFECTIVENESS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OR EPISODIC MIGRAINE IN THE REAL-WORLD: PEARL STUDY, TV48125-MH-40146, COPPOLA GIANLUCA, SPONSOR: TEVA. 2022-2024, COMPLETED


TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
With computers, specific equipment, machinery, etc. I WAS A PROGRAMMER AND WAS PROficient IN BASIC, MACHINE LANGUAGE, ASSEMBLY AND C. I HAVE EXCELLENT SKILLS IN MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE APPLICATIONS AND STATISTICAL PROGRAMMES (SPSS, STATISTICA, SIGMAPLOT, SIGMASTAT). I PROGRAMME AND USE HIGH-RESOLUTION EEG EQUIPMENT (UP TO 128 CHANNELS), EQUIPMENT FOR RECORDING EVOKED BRAIN SIGNALS AND NEUROSTIMULATION (TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION, DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION, TRANSCUTANEOUS VAGAL AND TRIGEMINAL STIMULATION)

ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Music, writing, drawing, etc. I LOVE MUSIC (ALL GENRES) AND LISTENING TO IT WITH HIGH-FIDELITY SOUND REPRODUCTION EQUIPMENT. I AM AN AVID READER OF CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC LITERATURE. I HAD GOOD SKILLS IN DRAWING (PENCIL) , BUT LOST THEM OVER THE YEARS.

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Skills not previously mentioned.

DRIVING LICENCE OR LICENCES Type B driving licence

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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Author and co-author of 236 scientific articles in national and international journals. Total impact factor >730, H-index=46 (Scopus). Total citations=8341 (Scopus). https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57211037807
Author and co-author of 27 book chapters and co-editor with Wei-Ta Chen of the book ‘The Neurophysiology of Migraine Brain’, published by Springer.

BIBLIOMETRIC INDICES:
No. of citations No. of publications H-index
Scopus 8381 237 46
Google Scholar 12736 496 57


MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF:
Cephalalgia & Cephalalgia Reports (Associate Editor); Journal of Headache and Pain (Associate Editor); Confinia Cephalalgica (Deputy Editor); Frontiers in Neurology (Review Editor for Headache Medicine and Facial Pain section; Associate Editor for Neurotechnology section); BMC Neurology – Pain section (Associate Editor); Behavioural Neurology (Academic Editor); Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Associate Editor - Brain Imaging and Stimulation section); Journal of Experimental and Integrative Medicine (Advisory Board for volume 2, issue 3, July 2012); Headache and Pain Research (Associate Editor).

AD HOC REVIEWER FOR:
449 peer review records (https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/K-6987-2016)
Brain; Cephalalgia; Cephalalgia Reports; Journal of Headache and Pain; The Journal of Pain; Pain; Neurology; The Neurologist; Neurobiology of learning and memory; BMC Neurology; The Lancet Neurology; Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics; Headache; Acta Neurologica Scandinavica; Nature Reviews Disease Primers; Epileptic Disorders; Headache Currents; Clinical Neurophysiology; Physiological Reviews; Philosophical Papers and Reviews; European Journal of Neurology; Journal of Neurology; Experimental Brain Research; Vision; Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioural Health; Acta Neurologica Belgica; Cerebral Cortex; Ophthalmology; Journal of Experimental and Integrative Medicine; Brain Structure and Function; Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology; Expert Review Neurotherapeutics; Frontiers in Human Neurosciences; Frontiers in Neurology; The International Journal of Neuroscience; Journal of Physiology; Movement Disorders; Neurological Sciences; Clinical EEG and Neuroscience; Journal of Pain Research; Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders; Cochrane Pain Palliative and Supportive Care Group; Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews; Journal of Neural Transmission; Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; European Journal of Pain; Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry; PLOSone; Case Reports in Medicine; International Journal of Neural Systems; The Journal of Neuroscience; Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery; Neuroscience Letters; Nutrients; Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging; International Journal of Retina and Vitreous; Neurology Research International, International Journal of Physical Science; African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology; Acta Diabetologica; Acta Ophthalmologica; Cochrane; Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism; Medical Sciences; Neural Plasticity; Neurobiology of the Diseases; Neurobiology of Stress; Neuromodulation; Nutrition Metabolism Cardiovascular Dis; Pain Management; Pain Medicine; Scientific Reports; Somatosensory & Motor Res; The Physician and Sportsmedicine; Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease; Toxins; Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Currently teaching at the Pontine Campus of Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, from 2006 to present:
- From the 2006-2007 academic year until the 2015-2016 academic year, he has continuously carried out supplementary teaching activities in the teaching of Diseases of the Nervous System, Neurology module (SSD: MED/26) pertaining to the CLM in Medicine and Surgery – E of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Dean of the CLM in Medicine and Surgery – E Prof. Carlo Della Rocca.

- Current teaching load as per GOMP Sapienza:
Course of study Teaching Hours
Course coordinator, recording 29864 Nursing (qualifying for the healthcare profession of Nurse) - Degree course Q - ASL Latina (northern district) L/SNT1 1035908 NURSING IN CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND DISABILITIES 12
Course coordinator, recording 29884 Orthopaedic techniques (qualifying for the healthcare profession of Orthopaedic Technician) - ASL Latina (northern district) L/SNT3 1052198 PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY 10
30892 Medicine and Surgery ‘E’ (qualifying for the profession of Surgeon) - Polo Pontino LM-41 1026645 HUMAN ANATOMY 12.5
30892 Medicine and Surgery ‘E’ (qualifying for the profession of Surgeon) - Polo Pontino LM-41 TPVES109 INTERNSHIP QUALIFYING FOR THE STATE EXAM - MEDICAL FIELDS 25
29884 Orthopaedic techniques (qualifying for the healthcare profession of Orthopaedic Technician) - ASL Latina (northern district) L/SNT3 AAF1405 SEMINAR ACTIVITY 10
30892 Medicine and Surgery ‘E’ (qualifying for the profession of Surgeon) - Polo Pontino LM-41 1026645 HUMAN ANATOMY 12
Course coordinator, recording 30892 Medicine and Surgery ‘E’ (qualifying for the profession of Surgeon) - Polo Pontino LM-41 10596598 DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 12.5
Course coordinator, recording 29884 Orthopaedic Techniques (qualifying for the healthcare profession of Orthopaedic Technician) - ASL Latina (northern district) L/SNT3 1051708 NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY 30
29872 Physiotherapy (qualifying for the healthcare profession of Physiotherapist) - Degree course F - ASL Latina (northern district) L/SNT2 1034839 REHABILITATION IN PAEDIATRICS 10


- Scientific Organisation and Teaching at the SISC Interdisciplinary School of Headaches from 2011 to 2023.
- Teaching in support of the second-level Master's degree course in “Headache Medicine” in the academic years 2015, 2016 and 2017. Subject taught: “Tension-Type Headache”

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Founding member of the Organising Committee of the School of Specialisation in Medicine and Palliative Care from 21 November 2022 to the present
- Member of the Faculty Council of Sapienza University of Rome for the whole of 2023
- Member of the scientific project evaluation committee of Sapienza University of Rome for 2023-2024
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome from 2023 to present
- Member of the teaching staff and the Doctoral Committee in Clinical -experimental Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Rome from 2025 to present.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
- Order of Physicians and Surgeons of the Province of Salerno – Member since September 2000, no. 8616
- Member of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN) since 2006
- Councillor of the Executive Council of the Lazio-Molise inter-regional section of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC) since 2007
- Member of the International Headache Society (IHS) since 2007
- Member of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SINC) since 2007
- Coordinator of the Executive Council of the Lazio-Molise interregional section of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC) from 2011 to 2015
- Past Coordinator of the Executive Council of the Lazio-Molise interregional section of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC) from 2015 to 2017
- Elected Coordinator of the Study Group on the Neurophysiology of Migraine and Primary Headaches of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SINC) from May 2014 to 2018
- Member of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience (SIPF) since October 2016.
- Member of the Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis (SIAMOC) since January 2018.
- Secretary of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches since January 2019.
- Trustee for the International Headache Society (IHS) since September 2019.
- Member of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Scientific Panel Headache junior in 2019
- Member of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Brainstem of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN) since September 2022
- Elected member of the Board at Large of the European Headache Federation
- Co-Chair of the Membership Committee of the International Headache Society


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Awards at national and international conferences:
1) The poster entitled ‘Thalamo-cortical activation is reduced in medication overuse headache: a study of high-frequency (600Hz) oscillations in somatosensory evoked potentials’ ranked 4th among the abstracts submitted to the 15th Migraine Trust International Symposium in London, September 2004, winning the monograph ‘The Headaches’.

2) The poster entitled ‘Pain effects on visual evoked potentials habituation in migraine without aura patients and healthy volunteers’ was awarded best poster in its session and was promoted to oral presentation at the 16th Migraine Trust International Symposium in London, September 2006.

3) The poster entitled ‘The Nociceptive Trigemino-Cervical-Reflexes (TCRs) in healthy subjects’ was awarded best poster in its session and promoted to oral presentation at the 2007 Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SINC), Palermo, 24-26 May 2007.

4) The project ‘Modulation of Visual Evoked Potentials by Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control (DNIC) in migraine patients between attacks’ won the Franco Michele Puca Award 2007, during the congress of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC), Pavia, 29 September 2007.

5) The poster entitled ‘Abnormal sensorimotor long-term plasticity in migraine without aura patients’ was awarded best poster in its session at the congress of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC), Riccione, October 2011.

6) The poster entitled ‘Multimodal evoked potentials in chronic migraine’ was awarded best poster in its session at the congress of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC), Modena, October 2012.

7) The scientific study entitled ‘Evidence of an increased neuronal activation-to-resting glucose uptake ratio in the visual cortex of migraine patients: a study comparing 18FDG-PET and visual evoked potentials’ won the Greppi Award 2018 during the congress of the European Headache Federation (EHF), Florence, 28 September 2018.

Book chapters:
1. Schoenen J, Di Clemente L, Coppola G. Other prophylactic anti-migraine agents: riboflavin, feverfew, magnesium, botulinum toxin and calcium antagonists. In ‘Preventive Pharmacotherapy of Headache Disorders’ chapter 18, edited by Jes Olesen, Stephen D Silberstein and Peer Tfelt-Hansen, Oxford University Press, UK, U.S.A. & Europe, 2004; pp.121-133.

2. Pierelli F, Coppola G, Serrao M. Clinical evaluation and instrumental examinations. In “Trattato Italiano delle cefalee” (Italian Treatise on Headaches), edited by Pini A, Sarchielli P, Zanchin G. Centro Scientifico Editore, Turin, Italy, 2010; pp. 83-90.

3. Pierelli F, Serrao M, Coppola G. Anatomy and neurophysiology of headache pain. In ‘Italian Treatise on Headaches’, edited by Pini A, Sarchielli P, Zanchin G. Centro Scientifico Editore, Turin, Italy, 2010; pp. 33-44.

4. Parisi V, Coppola G. Ocular electrophysiology. In ‘The optic pathway’, edited by Carella G, Cerulli L, Simonetti G. Edizioni SOI, Italy, 2011, pp. 103-136.

5. Coppola G, Schoenen J. Measures of Cortical Excitability. In “The migraine brain: Imaging Structure and Function”, edited by Borsook D, May A, Goadsby PJ, Hargreaves R. Oxford University Press, 2012.

6. Coppola G, Pierelli F. Headaches in children and adolescents and symptomatic treatment with ibuprofen. In “The role of ibuprofen in the seasons of life”, edited by Galletti L, Mattia C. Carocci Editore, Italy, 2012; pp. 17-36.

7. Coppola G. The thalamus, habituation, and migraine. In ‘Headache and Pain’, edited by Baron R, May A. IASP Press, 2013; pp. 73-93.

8. Coppola G, Pierelli F, Omland M.P. Sand T. Neurophysiology of migraine. In “Pathophysiology of headaches”, Edited by Ashina M, Geppetti P. Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, 2015; pp.155-174.

9. Ambrosini A, Coppola G. Neurophysiology of other primary headaches. In Pathophysiology of headaches, edited by Ashina M, Geppetti P. Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, 2015; pp. 175–183.

10. Coppola G, Parisi V, Manni G, Pierelli F, Sadun AA. Optical coherence tomography in Alzheimer’s disease. In “OCT in central nervous system diseases”, Edited by Grzybowski A, Barboni P. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2016; pp 123-142.

11. Coppola G, Perrotta A, Pierelli F, Sandrini G. Neurophysiology of Cluster Headache and Other Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias. In “Cluster Headache and other Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias”, Edited by Leone M, May A. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2019; pp 189-208.

12. Coppola G, Parisi V, Manni G, Pierelli F, Sadun AA. Optical coherence tomography in Alzheimer’s disease. In “OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases”, Edited by Grzybowski A, Barboni P. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2019; pp 263-288.

13. Pierelli F, Coppola G, Russo A, Schoenen J. External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation. In “Neuromodulation in Headache and Facial Pain Management”, Edited by Lambru G, Lanteri-Minet M. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2019; pp 135-143.

14. Ambrosini A, Coppola G. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. In “Neuromodulation in Headache and Facial Pain Management”, Edited by Lambru G, Lanteri-Minet M. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2019; pp 111-118.

15. Ambrosini A, Coppola G. Neurophysiology of migraine with aura. In “Neurophysiology of the migraine brain”, Edited by Coppola G, Chen W-T. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2021

16. Coppola G, Antal A. Neuromodulation for evaluating the pathophysiology of migraine. In “Neurophysiology of the migraine brain”, Edited by Coppola G, Chen W-T. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2021

17. Coppola G, Pierelli F. Brain oscillations and migraine. In “Neurophysiology of the migraine brain”, Edited by Coppola G, Chen W-T. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2021

18. Coppola G, Pierelli F, Schoenen J, Wang S-J, Chen W-T. Neurophysiological model of migraine pathophysiology: bringing the past into the future. In ‘Neurophysiology of the migraine brain’, Edited by Coppola G, Chen W-T. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2021

19. Coppola G, Di Lorenzo C, Santorelli FM. Genetic basis of the neurophysiological findings. In “Neurophysiology of the migraine brain”, Edited by Coppola G, Chen W-T. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2021

20. Coppola G, Magis D. Evoked potentials. In ‘Neurophysiology of the migraine brain’, Edited by Coppola G, Chen W-T. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2021

21. Cascavilla ML, Toscano A, Coppola G, Godi C. Eye pain and proptosis. In “Emergencies in neuro-ophthalmology: from symptom to diagnosis”, Edited by Corsi FM, De Negri AM, La Morgia C, Sadun F, Galizia P, Tugnoli V. Orange Brain Healthcare Matters, Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands, 2023
22. Altamura C, Coppola G, Vernieri F. The evolving concept of multimorbidity and migraine, In “Migraine - Handbook of Clinical Neurology” Edited by JW Swanson and M Matharu Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2023.

23. Coppola G, Ambrosini A. What has neurophysiology revealed about migraine and chronic migraine, In “Migraine - Handbook of Clinical Neurology” Edited by JW Swanson and M Matharu Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2023.

24. Coppola G, Wang Y, Tu Y. Neuroimaging studies of chronic migraine and medication overuse headache, In “Neuroimaging in headache disorders”, Edited by Petrušić I, Wang Y, Springer, 2024.

25. Coppola G, Casillo F, Sebastianelli G, Abagnale C, Genovese F, Messina R. Neuroimaging studies of migraine without aura, In “Neuroimaging in headache disorders”, Edited by Petrušić I, Wang Y, Springer, 2024.

26. Coppola G, Sebastianelli G, Casillo F, Abagnale C, Vernieri F, Altamura C. Comorbidities and Migraine. In “Migraine pain management”, Edited by Shrewsbury SB, Academic Press, Elsevier, 2024

27. Coppola G, Casillo F, Migraine treatments: What have we learned from neurophysiology?, In “Insights into migraine treatments: towards personalised medicine” Edited by M. Filippi, R. Messina, Elsevier 2025 in press


Presentations by invitation at international conferences:

1) Coppola G. International Headache Symposium, Belgrade (Serbia), 24/10/2025 Migraine: a sensory processing disorder
2) Coppola G. 22nd International Headache Congress 2025, Sao Paulo (Brazil), 10-13 Sep 2025. Brain imaging in migraine with and without aura: Similarities and differences
3) Coppola G. 1st International Conference of Pain, “Headache, Depression, and Cognition: State of The Art”, Mental Health Centre of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China, 29/03/2025. Why migraine is so comorbid.
4) Coppola G. 12th edition of the Jakarta Neurology Exhibition, Workshop, and Symposium, hosted annually by Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 26-28 April 2025. History Taking: Critical Point in Headache Diagnosis and Management.
5) Coppola G. 12th edition of the Jakarta Neurology Exhibition, Workshop, and Symposium, hosted annually by Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 26-28 April 2025. Pitfalls of Migraine, Aura and Vestibular Symptoms of Migraine cs Secondary Headache.

6) Coppola G. 12th edition of the Jakarta Neurology Exhibition, Workshop, and Symposium, hosted annually by Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 26-28 April 2025. Pathophysiology of Migraine.
7) Coppola G. 18th European Headache Congress. Rotterdam (Netherlands), 4 December 2024, Interictal imaging
8) Coppola G. Portuguese Headache Society meeting 2024, Lagos (Portugal), 3-4 May 2024. Migraine Brain - Aura vs without aura, episodic vs chronic.
9) Coppola G. 1st Einstein International Headache Symposium, São Paulo (Brazil), 27 April 2024. Science in Headache - Electrophysiological correlates of the migraine attack.
10) Coppola G. 1st Einstein International Headache Symposium, São Paulo (Brazil), 27 April 2024. Comorbidities - Why migraine is so comorbid?
11) Coppola G. European Headache Federation Congress 2023, Barcelona (Spain), 6-9 December 2023. Migraine as a functional disorder and machine learning.
12) Coppola G. International Headache Congress 2023, Seoul (South Korea), 14-17 September 2023. Electrophysiological biomarkers for headaches: the search for the holy grail.
13) Coppola G. GLOBAL MIGRAINE & PAIN SUMMIT. 6th MENA Meeting, Antalya (Turkey), 2-5 November 2022. Is it chronic craniofacial pain or hemicrania continua?
14) Coppola G. 32nd International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology, Geneva (Switzerland), 4-8 September 2022. The blink reflex in migraine.
15) Coppola G. International Headache Society Regional Headache Conference, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 29 September 2022. Tips for planning your study: examples from neuroimaging and electrophysiology.
16) Coppola G. International Headache Society Regional Headache Conference, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 29 September 2022. Migraine: a disorder of sensory processing.
17) Coppola G. International Headache Congress 2021, Virtual Berlin (Germany), 11 September 2021. A pathophysiological-driven classification.
18) Coppola G. 20th World Congress of Psychophysiology, Virtual, 11 September 2021. Monoclonal antibodies against the CGRP receptor exert effects at the level of the caudal trigeminal nucleus and at the level of the somatosensory cortex in migraine patients.
19) Coppola G. National Congress of Neurology. Albufeira (Portugal), 27-30 October 2021. How does the brain change in chronic migraine? Developing disease biomarkers.
20) Coppola G. Taiwan Headache Society Annual Meeting 2021. Taipei Virtual Meeting, 24 October 2021. Predicting a Migraine Attack: Dream or Truth?
21) Coppola G. 19th Congress of the International Headache Society. Dublin (Ireland), 7 September 2019. The migraine brain is inheritably hyperexcitable.
22) Coppola G. 18th Congress of the International Headache Society. Vancouver (Canada), 7 September 2017. Neurophysiology.
23) Coppola G. 18th Congress of the International Headache Society. Vancouver (Canada), 9 September 2017. SSEP.
24) Coppola G. La Hyperexcitabilité cérébrale et la migraine. Invited lecture at the 9ème Universités de la migraine. Forges les Eaux (Normandy), 7-8 September 2007.
25) Coppola G. Habituation and Migraine. Exploratory Workshop on “Habituation: the foundation of learning and attention”. 22-24 August 2007, Vancouver, Canada.
26) Coppola G. Neurophysiological aspects of primary headaches. SISC Workshop (Italian Headache Study Society). 7th Meeting of the International Neuromodulation Society, Rome, 10 June 2005.

Member of the Organising Committee of the following international congresses:
2021-2023 Member of the Scientific Programme Committee of the 2023 International Headache Congress in Seoul (South Korea)
2024 Member of the Scientific Programme Committee of the 2024 European Federation Congress in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
2025 Member of the Scientific Programme Committee of the 2025 European Federation Congress in Lisbon (Portugal)


Research Experience Abroad:
- 1 November 2004 – 31 October 2005 Resident in Neurology, Headache Research Unit directed by Prof. Jean Schoenen, University of Liège - Citadelle Hospital, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
- 12/08/2006 – 25/08/2006 Scientific fellow, Neuroimaging Laboratory directed by Prof. Stefano Seri, Aston University - Birmingham (UK)


Participation in international evaluation committees:
- 25/10/2028 Members of the jury for the PhD of Dr Marco Lisicki, DOCTEUR EN SCIENCES MEDICALES, Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine, Service Universitaire de Neurologie CHR – Headache Research Unit, Title of the Thesis: Determinants and consequences of abnormal visual cortex responsiveness in migraine without aura.
- 02/09/2023 1st Opponent of the PhD thesis of Dr Martin Syvertsen Mykland, PhD in Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, Title of Thesis: Migraine and sleep - The effects of insufficient sleep on brain function in migraine.

Participation in national evaluation committees:
- 29/02/2024 External reviewer of the doctoral thesis in Neuroscience by Dr Aurora Cermelli, University of Turin, thesis title: Investigating Risk Factors and Neuropsychological Biomarkers in Neurocognitive Disorders, supervisor Prof. Innocenzo Rainero.
- 2025 External reviewer of the doctoral thesis in Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences by Dr Davide Mascarella, University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, thesis title: THE ROLE OF THE GLYMPHATIC SYSTEM IN IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION: A LONGITUDINAL DTI-ALPS STUDY AND SCOPING REVIEW, supervisor Prof. Federica Provini.


International Cooperation Network:
Relation Description
Academic agreement with University of Taipei (Taiwan) Scientific collaboration
University of Liege (Belgium) Scientific collaboration
University of São Paulo (Brazil) Scientific collaboration
University of Belgrade (Serbia) Scientific collaboration
The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Scientific collaboration, PhD exchange
University Medicine Greifswald, Germany Scientific collaboration, resident students exchange