Annual Scientific report 2017

Contents

1. Foreword

• 1.1. Introduction
• 1.2. Governing and advisory bodies
• 1.3. Services and infrastructures

2. Global Numbers

• 2.1. Global numbers 2017
• 2.2. Global numbers 2015-2017
• 2.3. Research and Innovation Outputs
• 2.4. Training

3. Vertical areas

• 3.1. Peadiatric neuroscience
• 3.2. Molecular and cellular biology of developmental tumour
• 3.3. Adult-age disorders originating in the foetal period or in the early years of life
• 3.4. Infectious diseases and systemic inflammatory response in paediatrics
• 3.5 Mental Health
• 3.6 Foetal/Paediatric diseases and environment, metabolic and genetic factors

4. Cross-sectorial areas

• 4.1. Genetics, molecular biology and gene therapy
• 4.2. Neuropsychology, cognitive and development neuroscience
• 4.3. Biomedical engineering
• 4.4. Epidemiology