Amalia Cecilia Bruni

"Scientific Research" Award

Amalia Bruni is a researcher whose commitment is recognized internationally. In particular, she specialized in clinical genetic studies, with research carried out in the Calabrian archives which, together with laboratory research, allowed her to discover the "Nicastrina", a protein found in the membranes of neuronal cells.

The data on the pathology are alarming. "About 800 thousand in Italy Alzheimer's patients, a real" social emergency ".

For her, in addition to continuing support for research, the disease must be tackled by aggregating GPs, families, and Alzheimer assessment centers to intervene at the first signs of the disease. The family also needs support in this pathology. It is important not to isolate the sick.

Who is Amalia Bruni on a scientific level says a meeting that took place in 1987 and that she told: "That day in May they called me and asked me to pick her up at the airport because she would have to reach the north of Calabria for a conference and I would have had the privilege of accompanying her in the car ... if I wanted ... if I was free ... ... Of course I wanted, of course I was free. I would have freed myself, I would have done anything to comply with this request. Everest climbed. "

The climb was for Rita Levi Montalcini who had asked to meet her.

Since then the support of the scientist will not fail to those who, far from the great cathedrals of knowledge, had launched an extraordinary personal research.

Never as in this case, it was the Master who chose the student.