FACULTY

Mondello S.

Prof. Mondello is a physician scientist (MD, MPH, PhD) with a sub-specialty in critical care medicine, and extensive experience in clinical neurotrauma, biomarker research and statistical analysis methods. She has done advanced academic work at Banyan Biomarkers, Inc. as Director of Clinical Research on the clinical validation of novel biochemical markers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and currently has an appointment at the University of Messina as a Full Professor. Prof. Mondello coordinates multidisciplinary laboratories and transitional neuroscience research projects as principal investigator and co-investigator. The pioneering work she has been leading has contributed to the development of new biomarkers of brain injury being used in clinical studies worldwide and cleared by the FDA. Her experiences in industry and academia have shaped a unique skill set combining the best of two different worlds and permitting her to flavor the beauty of science and pursuing innovative ideas and opportunities, while maintaining a practical approach and an extreme rigor, which are needed to make a change in clinical practice. The ultimate goal of Prof. Mondello’s research is to address the clinical utility of TBI biomarkers to support their adoption in clinical practice as a tool to improve patient management.