Alessandra Solari’s main area of research is the validation of instruments and outcome measures (chiefly patient-reported outcome measures) for clinical, epidemiologic, and quality of care studies in neurological diseases, particularly multiple sclerosis. Her other main interest is the design, conduction and analysis of randomised controlled trials on rare diseases and on complex interventions. She has published in leading medical journals, including Lancet Neurology, Neurology, Brain, and Multiple Sclerosis Journal.