About LA
We are the ISSNAF network in the greater Los Angeles area. We create networking opportunities, foster collaboration, and celebrate the accomplishments of the Italian diaspora.
The Los Angeles Chapter, founded in 2022, connects a community of about 250 people working as researchers, scholars, and technologists in universities, hospitals, NASA laboratories and private companies across the greater Los Angeles area, at all career levels and in all disciplines.
LA Membership
The Los Angeles Chapter currently counts 250 members working in over 80 organizations.
Executive Committee
Chair
LAURA PERIN
Associate Professor at University of Southern California, Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Director of the GOFARR Laboratory. Holds a PhD in Tissue Engineering from the Harvard Medical School and University of Padova.
STEFANO DA SACCO
Assistant Professor at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Former postdoctoral fellow at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Holds a PhD in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine obtained in a collaborative effort between the University of Padova (Italy) and the University of Southern California.
Get involved
Help us grow the LA Chapter
Volunteer opportunities include membership outreach, event organization, communications, and administration. Whether you can assist regularly or occasionally, your contribution will make a difference.
For information: la_chapter@issnaf.org
Header Photo Attribution: Alek Leckszas - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0