Jessica Perego

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Senior Scientist – Microbiome–Gut–Brain Axis | Translational Neuroscience | Founder & CEO
Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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  • NeuroBiome
    Founder and CEO
    NeuroBiome
    Jan 2026 - Current (10 months)
    Founder and CEO
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    Editorial Board member
    Journal of Neuroimmunology
    May 2023 - Current (3 years 6 months)
    Editorial board member and Guest Editor for a special issue on the gut–brain axis, curating interdisciplinary work on microbiota–immune–brain interactions and neuropsychiatric / neurological disorders.
  • VitaSalute San Raffaele University
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    VitaSalute San Raffaele University
    Jun 2021 - Jul 2025 (4 years 2 months)
    Lead scientist on the EU-funded project to uncover new connections between gut microbiota and central nervous system health.
  • Ospedale San Raffaele
    Postdoctoral research fellow
    Ospedale San Raffaele
    Oct 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 1 month)
    Project regarding the role gut microbiota in the development of multiple sclerosis. This project regards both developing and improving techniques and studying how an altered gut microbiota community lead to autoimmunity, both in MS patients and in a mouse model.
  • Harvard Medical School
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Harvard Medical School
    Sep 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 2 months)
    Project regarding the role of microglia and type I interferon signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) of lupus prone mice. This project regards both developing and improving techniques and studying how microglia is altered and defines the CNS symptoms in lupus mice.
  • CIML
    PhD Student
    CIML
    Nov 2012 - Apr 2017 (4 years 6 months)
    Project regarding the crosstalk between the Microbial Stress Response (MSR) and Toll-Like receptors (TLRs) signalling: how the MSR impact on TLR-dependent type I interferon production and the potential role of this crosstalk in inflammatory pathologies.
  • Hôpital NeckerEnfants Malades
    M2 internship
    Hôpital NeckerEnfants Malades
    Jan 2012 - Jun 2012 (6 months)
    Master thesis internship
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  • AixMarseille University
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Immunologie
    AixMarseille University
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2016 (4 years 1 month)
  • Université Paris Cité
    M2, Genetics
    Université Paris Cité
    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 year 1 month)
  • Università degli Studi di Padova
    M2, Molecular Biology
    Università degli Studi di Padova
    Jan 2007 - Jan 2011 (4 years 1 month)
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    BRAINESS
    Jun 2021 - Current (5 years 5 months)
    MSCA funded project to study the role of gut microbial metabolites in the physiology (e.g. neurogenesis) and pathology (e.g. multiple sclerosis) of the central nervous system.
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    Neurogenesis and viral infection
    Frontiers in Immunology Feb
    Sep 2026 - Current (2 months)
    Review on human neurogenesis and neurotropic viruses.
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    CNS resident innate immune cells: Guardians of CNS homeostasis
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences Apr
    Sep 2026 - Current (2 months)
    Review on the innate immunity of the central nervous system