Research - Our Team

Elisa Gallo is a postdoctoral fellow and epidemiologist at ISGlobal. Her research focuses on environmental and occupational exposures and their impact on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Currently she is exploring how chrono-nutritional patterns—the timing and composition of food intake—interact with epigenetic mechanisms to influence cardiometabolic health.

She obtained a Ph.D. in Translational Medicine “G.B. Morgagni” with a focus on Epidemiology and Statistical Medicine at the University of Padova, Italy. During her Ph.D. she investigated the effects of environmental exposures on the cardiorespiratory health of vulnerable populations in Italy. 

Lines of research

• Nutritional epidemiology
• Public health
• Chrono-nutrition and circadian disruptions
• Cardiovascular health

Main publications

• Gallo, E., Quijal-Zamorano, M., Méndez Turrubiates, R.F. et al. Heat-related mortality in Europe during 2023 and the role of adaptation in protecting health. Nat Med 30, 3101–3105 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03186-1
• Gallo, E., Bressan, S., Geremia, S., Bottigliengo, D., Sentürk Acar, A., Zagolin, L., et al, Gregori, D. (2022). Increased risk of emergency department presentations for bronchiolitis in infants exposed to air pollution. Risk Analysis.
• Bonato, M., Gallo, E., Bazzan, E., Marson, G., Zagolin, L., Cosio, M. G., et al, Baraldo, S. (2021). Air Pollution Relates to Airway Pathology in Wheezing Children. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 
• Bonato, M., Gallo, E., Turrin, M., Bazzan, E., Baraldi, F., Saetta, M., et al, Baraldo, S. (2021). Air pollution exposure impairs airway epithelium IFN-B expression in pre-school children. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 731968. 
• Gallo, E., Barbiellini Amidei, C., Barbieri, G., Fabricio, A. S. C., Gion, M., Pitter, G., et al, Canova, C. (2022). Perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid stimulating hormone levels in a highly exposed population in the Veneto Region. Environmental Research, 203, 111794.