{"id":12604,"date":"2021-12-22T11:06:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T11:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icams2022.com\/?page_id=12604"},"modified":"2021-12-28T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T08:48:28","slug":"cristina-tassorelli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icams2022.com\/index.php\/cristina-tassorelli\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Migraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640170841193{padding-top: 120px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/xpo.edge-themes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/page-3-image-6.jpg?id=9758) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12&#8243;]<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder edgtf-responsive-mode-1024\" ><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item edgtf-width-1-1 edgtf-vertical-alignment-top\" data-item-class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-custom-785403\" data-1024-1280=\"0 70px 15px 0\" data-768-1024=\"20px 0px 45px 20px\" data-600-768=\"20px 0px 45px 20px\" data-480-600=\"20px 5px 0 5px\" data-480=\"20px 5px 0 5px\" >\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-content edgtf-elements-holder-custom-785403\" style=\"padding: 0 77px 6px 0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-title-section-holder\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"edgtf-title-with-dots\" >\n\t\t\tProf. Cristina Tassorelli\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<span class=\"edge-title-separator edge-enable-separator\" ><\/span>\n\n\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Prof. Cristina Tassorelli is President of The International Headache Society, Director of the Headache Science Centre and of the Neurorehabilitative Unit at the IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation, and Chair of Neurology, Director of the Neurology Residency Program and Vice-Director of the Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Pavia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this interview with Prof. Cristina Tassorelli, we asked her about what inspired her to pursue a career in the headache field and the position as President of the International Headache Society.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item edgtf-width-1-1\" data-item-class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-custom-117556\"  data-1024-1280=\"0 0 0 0\" data-768-1024=\"0 5px\" data-600-768=\"0 5px\"   >\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-content edgtf-elements-holder-custom-117556\" style=\"padding: 0 8px\">\n\t\t\t[vc_single_image image=&#8221;12607&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640170851336{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12&#8243;]<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder edgtf-responsive-mode-1024 edgtf-one-column-alignment-left\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item edgtf-width-1-2 edgtf-vertical-alignment-top\" data-item-class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-custom-563643\"  data-1024-1280=\"0 0 0 0\" data-768-1024=\"0 5px\" data-600-768=\"0 5px\"   >\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-content edgtf-elements-holder-custom-563643\" style=\"padding: 0 8px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-title-section-holder\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"edgtf-title-with-dots\" >\n\t\t\tHow can we recruit more women to the field of migraine research and in leading roles?\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<span class=\"edge-title-separator edge-enable-separator\" ><\/span>\n\n\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_column_text]By selecting bright and motivated young female scientists and clinicians. Then nurturing, training, and challenging and making them feel more confident in themselves and in the goals they can achieve if they try hard.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;]<div class=\"edgtf-title-section-holder\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"edgtf-title-with-dots\" >\n\t\t\tWhat inspired you to pursue a career in the headache field?\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<span class=\"edge-title-separator edge-enable-separator\" ><\/span>\n\n\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The beauty and complexity of the brain machinery that undergoes recurrent crash-downs associated with the ability to recover every time. For the very same reason, I was originally interested in the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and in epilepsy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;]<div class=\"edgtf-title-section-holder\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"edgtf-title-with-dots\" >\n\t\t\tWhat has been one main obstacle that you experienced as a woman in research?\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<span class=\"edge-title-separator edge-enable-separator\" ><\/span>\n\n\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Having to work at least twice as hard to be considered worthy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item edgtf-width-1-2 edgtf-vertical-alignment-top\" data-item-class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-custom-219532\"  data-1024-1280=\"0 0 0 0\" data-768-1024=\"0 5px\" data-600-768=\"0 5px\"   >\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-content edgtf-elements-holder-custom-219532\" style=\"padding: 0 8px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-title-section-holder\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"edgtf-title-with-dots\" >\n\t\t\tWhat would be your advice to aspiring female researchers hoping for a future career in the headache field, possibly in a leading role?\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<span class=\"edge-title-separator edge-enable-separator\" ><\/span>\n\n\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To stay focused, to carefully\u00a0select their partner\u00a0(they will need a supportive one), to be generous with colleagues, to avoid complacency and aggressivity, and to believe in themselves and their ideas.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;]<div class=\"edgtf-title-section-holder\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"edgtf-title-with-dots\" >\n\t\t\tWhat motivated you to pursue your inspiring position as The President of the International Headache Society?\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<span class=\"edge-title-separator edge-enable-separator\" ><\/span>\n\n\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The support of male and female colleagues that slowly, but steadily, grew around me. Their support convinced me that I could do a good\u00a0job for the society, and by doing so and being a woman, my work would have had a positive (possibly inspirational) impact on the multitude of wonderful female researchers and scientists working\u00a0hard in the headache field. 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