The 2025 ISSNAF Year in Review highlights a year of significant growth, strategic engagement, and impactful contributions to the scientific and academic collaboration between Italy and North America.

Prof. Alessandro Sette Awarded Italy’s Highest Civilian Honor: Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.

Discover the key highlights from a year of ISSNAF initiatives! The Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2007 under the patronage of the Italian Embassy to the United States. It was founded by 36 distinguished Italian scientists and academics, including four Nobel Prize laureates. Today, with a network exceeding 3,800 members, ISSNAF stands as the largest collective of Italian intellectuals

#ISSNAFStory withNapoleone Ferrara, a distinguished professor of pathology at UC San Diego and a trailblazer in medical research

Dr. Napoleone Ferrara, pioneer in anti-VEGF therapies, joins the ISSNAF Board, enhancing collaboration among Italian scientists in NA

Warmest congratulations to Prof. Alessandro Sette on becoming a Member of ISSNAF Board! Prof. Alessandro Sette, with over 40 years of...

Here are the highlights of a successful year!   2023 Annual Event   As in previous years, the 2023 ISSNAF Annual Event was held at the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C. and was honored by the High Patronage of the President of Italy.   The event on November 8 opened with a video message from the Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci, followed by live addresses by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, INFN Vice President Diego Bettoni and ISSNAF President Cinzia Zuffada. The mee

Dr. Sette is an immunologist at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and the newest member of ISSNAF Scientific Council. Dr. Sette tells...