Marcello Distasio
Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolMarcello Distasio is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine and a clinician-scientist with 11 years of experience bridging neuropathology, ophthalmic pathology, and neuroengineering. Trained MD/PhD in Medicine and Neuroengineering, he combines deep tissue-based diagnostic expertise with quantitative skills developed early in functional brain image analysis for neurosurgical planning. His research focuses on immune mechanisms in brain, spinal cord, and retinal degenerative diseases, translating pathologic insight into mechanistic and potentially therapeutic directions. Based in New Haven, he brings a rare blend of surgical-pathology precision and computational neuroimaging background that enables cross-disciplinary approaches to neurodegeneration.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Neurobiology and Behavior, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell UniversityMD/PhD, Medicine / Neuroengineering, MD/PhD, Medicine / Neuroengineering at SUNY Downstate / NYU-Polytechnic
Github Skills (4)
generative7
keras6
deep-learning4
tensorflow3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
distasiolab/SHiPBIO
Mar 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:125 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
ChellyD65/shoelace
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:44 commits, 83 pushes in 21 days
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