Dr. Nicolò Zarotti Named Recipient of the Peter Como Scholarship

The Huntington Study Group (HSG) is pleased to announce the that Dr. Nicolò Zarotti has been named recipient of the Peter Como Scholarship to attend the renowned annual meeting.

Dr. Zarotti obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Psychology in Italy, and later joined Lancaster University (UK), where he completed his PhD focused on emotional processing and communication in Huntington disease (HD). Dr. Zarotti is currently part of a team collaborating with the British Psychological Society to produce new guidance on psychological approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychological difficulties in people with motor neurodegenerative conditions such as HD.

The Peter Como Scholarship, named in memory of one of HSG’s founders and biggest supporters, is awarded annually for a professional in the mental health field to attend HSG 2018: Unlocking HD. The Como Scholarship includes two nights’ lodging, travel funding, and a modest stipend.

The Huntington Study Group was formed in 1993 and is the world’s first HD cooperative therapeutic research organization. Twenty-five years later, HSG is a world leader in facilitating high quality clinical research trials and studies that work toward finding effective treatments for HD. HSG has the first and largest HD clinical research network of more than 400 active and compassionate investigators, coordinators, scientists and HD experts at more than 120 credentialed research sites around the globe. HSG members are world experts in caring for individuals and families impacted by Huntington disease. Visit https://huntingtonstudygroup.org/ for more information.