Prof. Dr. Giovanni Bertolini

Work experience

05/2006 – 09/2006     University of Pavia (Italy), Dept. of Information and Communication Systems

                            Function: Graduate researcher

10/2006 – 02/2011     University of Pavia (Italy), Dept. of Information and Communication Systems

                            Function: Ph.D. student

03/2011 – 02/2015     University of Zurich (Switzerland), Dept. of Neurology

                            Function: Postdoc researcher

03/2015 – 09/2015     German Aerospace Center (DLR) - Cologne (Germany), Institute of

                            Aerospace Medicine

                            Function: SNF APM fellow/visiting researcher

12/2015 – 02/2016     TNO - Soesterberg, (Netherland), Dept. of Human Factor

                       Function: SNF APM fellow/visiting researcher

09/2015 – 11/2015     University of Antwerp (Belgium), AUREA

                            Function: SNF APM fellow/visiting researcher

03/2016 – 02/2017     University of Zurich (Switzerland), Dept. of Neurology

                            Function: SNF APM fellow (Return Grant)

03/2017 – 03/2021     Swiss Concussion Center (Switzerland)

                            Function: Researcher

10/2016 – 01/2021     University of Zurich (Switzerland), Dept. of Neurology

                            Function: ZNZ Junior Group Leader

01/2021 – current       Aeromedical Institute (Switzerland)

                            Function: Researcher

02/2021 – current       Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, Institute of Optometry

                        Function: Professor

Education

25/09/2003          Bachelor Deg. cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Pavia, Italy

28/04/2006          Master Deg. cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Pavia, Italy

11/02/2011           Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Pavia, Italy

Google Scholar

01/2015-12/2015       Schweizerische Stiftung für Alkoholforschung (SSA),  Project title: The effect of alcohol on gaze holding in healthy human subjects as a model of gaze evoked nystagmus and rebound nystagmus induced by impairment of cerebellar function

03/2015-02/2017       Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF): Disentanglement of perceived gravity direction and self-rotation perception

03/2016-12/2021       Aeromedical Institute (FAI): Establishing an advanced desensitization protocol for motion sensitive airplane pilots

01/2017-12/2017       Betty and David Koetser Foundation for Brain Research: Establishing a non-pharmacological treatment method for cerebellar nystagmus by altering the adaptability of the eye null-position

01/2017-12/2017        Schweizerische Stiftung für Alkoholforschung (SSA): Impact of alcohol on self-motion perception and reflexive eye movements: a human model to investigate the role of cerebellar impairment in visuo-vestibular integration

06/2017-12/2017        German Aerospace Center (DLR) - Institute of Aerospace Medicine Impact and adaptation of alternating gravity condition on human performance

06/2017-02/2018       Hartmann Müller Foundation: A novel outlook for cerebellar patients: Boosting the performance of the gaze holding system

01/2019-12/2019       Betty and David Koetser Foundation for Brain Research: CBD/THC nose spray to reduce vestibular motion sickness

01/2021–12/2021      Betty and David Koetser Foundation for Brain Research: Artificial manipulation of self-motion perception to control multi-sensory adaptation: Building the tools to design novel, patient-specific rehabilitation protocols for persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD)

09/2021–09/2024      European Space Agency - Open Space innovation platform (OSIP): A wearable-based system to reduce space motion sickness by multi- sensory pre-habituation