Prof. Dr. Graziana Gatto - Curriculum Vitae
Education and Professional Career
since 2026: PI at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC)
since 2023: Tenure-Track Professor (W2), Neurology Department, University Hospital Cologne, Germany
2021 − 2023: Research Group Leader, Neurology Department, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
2014 − 2021: Postdoctoral fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Laboratory of Prof. Martyn Goulding, La Jolla, USA (EMBO and Pioneer Fellowships)
2013: Dr. rer. nat., Neuroscience, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Klein, MPI of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany
2006 − 2008: MSc (summa cum laude), Medical Biotechnology, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
2003 − 2006: BSc (summa cum laude), Biotechnology for healthcare, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Awards, Distinctions and Scientific Activities
Institutional Responsibilities (selected)
since2025: Member of the Integrated research training group (MotoRTG) committee of the CRC 1451
since 2024: Member of Interdisciplinary Program Molecular Medicine (IPMM) graduation and curriculum Committee, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
since 2022: Steering Board Member of the NRW-Neuroscience network ‘iBehave’ (www.ibehave.nrw) Organizer of scientific events
Scientific activities (selected)
2025: Organizer of the Conference “Computing Cords: Sensorimotor Control by Nerve Cord Circuits across Species”, Janelia Research Institute, Ashburn, USA
2024: Organizer of the Pre-FENS Meeting “Motor Control Across Scales”, Vienna, Austria
since 2023: Organizer of EMG workshops at the University of Cologne
Awards
2017: Salk Women & Science Special Awards
2015: EMBO Long-Term Fellowship
2014: Postdoctoral Fellowship from Pioneer Fund Postdoctoral Scholar Award