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Aleksandra Sojic

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aleksandra.sojic@cnr.it

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+390226422629

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6/18

I am a researcher with a Ph.D. in Systems Medicine from the University of Milan and a degree in Philosophy from the University of Belgrade. I work at ITB-CNR, where I focus on developing innovative solutions in epidemiology and public health, with particular attention to knowledge integration and semantic modeling. Throughout my career, I have led international projects, collaborated with SMEs, and coordinated multidisciplinary teams to design ICT solutions applied to biomedicine and healthcare. My expertise includes study design, metadata modeling, knowledge engineering, and data standardization to promote interoperability among healthcare systems. My research interests range from decision support systems to functional analysis, from classification standards to health data management, as well as semantic technologies and strategic innovation.

Management and harmonization of biomedical data through organization, curation, and integration of heterogeneous health and research datasets into standardized formats.

Semantic data modeling for advanced reasoning, decision support, and knowledge discovery by linking heterogeneous datasets through semantic relationships.

Implementation of studies that combine classical epidemiological methods with high-throughput technologies to reveal the intricate relationship between molecular profiles, environmental exposures, and disease risk.

Exploring the inverse relationship between diseases and comorbidities by means of genetic and clinical data analysis.

Epidemiological studies of infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB, hepatitis B and C) in clinical and non-clinical cohorts, including natural history, disease progression monitoring, immunological, genetic and epidemiological risk factors, efficacy/effectiveness and safety of pharmacological interventions, drug-induced mutations/resistance.

Study of neurodegenerative diseases (i.e. cognitive impairment, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease) focused on identification of modifiable risk factors (e.g. lifestyles), disease assessment and progression.