TEACHING FACULTY
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Prof. Valentina Garibotto
Senior Physician and Lecturer Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Geneva University and Geneva University Hospitals Switzerland |
1. Education and Academical Degrees
Medical Degree obtained at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Genova, Italy (July 2003), with top marks (110/110 cum Laude)
Dissertation thesis: Mild Cognitive Impairment: functional neuroimaging study (Italian).
Specialization in Nuclear Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy (November 2007), with top marks (70/70 cum Laude).
Dissertation thesis: Brain functional reserve in AD patients and MCI-converters: 18FFDG PET correlates with educational level (English).
Thesis supervisors: Prof. C. Messa, prof. D. Perani.
Privat Docent, Geneva University, Switzerland (January 2014).
Thesis: Molecular imaging of dementia: recent developments and future perspectives (English).
2. Licenses and certifications
2011: Good Clinical Practice Certificate (Switzerland)
2009: Expert in Radiation Protection (Switzerland)
2009: Medical licence and Nuclear Medicine FMH equivalence (Switzerland)
2007: Board certification in Nuclear Medicine (Italy)
2004: Medical licence (Italy)
3. Positions held
From Mai 2020: Associate Professor at the University of Geneva
From October 2014: Nuclear medicine Senior Consultant (Médecin adjoint agrégé) at the Geneva University Hospitals.
December 2017 – April 2020: Senior Lecturer (Chargé de cours) at the University of Geneva
October 2011 – September 2014: Clinical Researcher (Chef de Clinique Scientifique) at the University of Geneva
April 2009 – September 2011: Nuclear Medicine Consultant (Chef de Clinique) at the Geneva University Hospitals
March 2008 – March 2009: Guest scientist in the group of Molecular Neuroimaging (Prof. A. Bauer), Research Center Juelich, Germany
December 2007 – March 2009: Researcher in the group of Functional Neuroimaging (Prof. D. Perani), San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita
Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
January - August 2007: Visiting Researcher in the group of Cortical Systems and Neurotransmitter Receptors (Prof. K. Zilles), Research Center
Juelich, Germany.
4. Academic teaching activity
Since 2011, Teacher at the Geneva University for a total of 580 hours of pregraduate teaching and 290 hours of postgraduate teaching.
2011-current: Responsible for the course “Nuclear medicine: from molecular imaging to treatment” and “Visualiziing neuronal activity and
neurotransmission with molecular neuroimaging” (Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland).
2011-current: Teacher for the courses “Introduction to MRI neuroimaging”, “Cognitive disturbances in adults” and “Introduction to molecular
cardiology” (Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland).
204-current: Director of 1 medical doctorate thesis, director of 4 medical master theses and co-director of 4 medical master theses.
5. Scientific Activity
Author of more than 160 peer-reviewed papers (H-index 30, Web of Science core collection, 12.04.2021): a full list of publication is available at
http://scholar.google.ch/citations?hl=it&user=jtLYEzcAAAAJ.
Medical Degree obtained at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Genova, Italy (July 2003), with top marks (110/110 cum Laude)
Dissertation thesis: Mild Cognitive Impairment: functional neuroimaging study (Italian).
Specialization in Nuclear Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy (November 2007), with top marks (70/70 cum Laude).
Dissertation thesis: Brain functional reserve in AD patients and MCI-converters: 18FFDG PET correlates with educational level (English).
Thesis supervisors: Prof. C. Messa, prof. D. Perani.
Privat Docent, Geneva University, Switzerland (January 2014).
Thesis: Molecular imaging of dementia: recent developments and future perspectives (English).
2. Licenses and certifications
2011: Good Clinical Practice Certificate (Switzerland)
2009: Expert in Radiation Protection (Switzerland)
2009: Medical licence and Nuclear Medicine FMH equivalence (Switzerland)
2007: Board certification in Nuclear Medicine (Italy)
2004: Medical licence (Italy)
3. Positions held
From Mai 2020: Associate Professor at the University of Geneva
From October 2014: Nuclear medicine Senior Consultant (Médecin adjoint agrégé) at the Geneva University Hospitals.
December 2017 – April 2020: Senior Lecturer (Chargé de cours) at the University of Geneva
October 2011 – September 2014: Clinical Researcher (Chef de Clinique Scientifique) at the University of Geneva
April 2009 – September 2011: Nuclear Medicine Consultant (Chef de Clinique) at the Geneva University Hospitals
March 2008 – March 2009: Guest scientist in the group of Molecular Neuroimaging (Prof. A. Bauer), Research Center Juelich, Germany
December 2007 – March 2009: Researcher in the group of Functional Neuroimaging (Prof. D. Perani), San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita
Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
January - August 2007: Visiting Researcher in the group of Cortical Systems and Neurotransmitter Receptors (Prof. K. Zilles), Research Center
Juelich, Germany.
4. Academic teaching activity
Since 2011, Teacher at the Geneva University for a total of 580 hours of pregraduate teaching and 290 hours of postgraduate teaching.
2011-current: Responsible for the course “Nuclear medicine: from molecular imaging to treatment” and “Visualiziing neuronal activity and
neurotransmission with molecular neuroimaging” (Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland).
2011-current: Teacher for the courses “Introduction to MRI neuroimaging”, “Cognitive disturbances in adults” and “Introduction to molecular
cardiology” (Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland).
204-current: Director of 1 medical doctorate thesis, director of 4 medical master theses and co-director of 4 medical master theses.
5. Scientific Activity
Author of more than 160 peer-reviewed papers (H-index 30, Web of Science core collection, 12.04.2021): a full list of publication is available at
http://scholar.google.ch/citations?hl=it&user=jtLYEzcAAAAJ.
