Isabele is a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Geneva. She holds an M.Sc in Clinical and Cognitive Psychology and a B.A in Psychology. She is involved in the COGNISEP project, and as part of her thesis she studies the role of personality in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). More precisely, she studies the association between personality and disability in MS by adopting a holistic approach to both concepts. Alongside her PhD, she also undertook training in therapeutic hypnosis, from which she obtained a certificate in 2025.

Email : Isabele.jacotdealcantara@unige.ch

ORCID : 0000-0002-2033-6287

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications in international scientific journals

• Nuber-Champier, A., Breville, G., Voruz, P., de Alcântara, I. J., Lalive, P. H., Allali, G., ... & Péron, J. A. (2025). Inflammatory Predictors of Post-COVID Fatigue. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 101109.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P. H., & Péron, J. A. (2025). Linking Personality Traits to Disability Progression in Multiple Sclerosis: A Longitudinal Analysis. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.
• Tipura, E., Jacot De Alcantara, I., Mantelli, A., Duong Phan Thanh, L., Fischer, A., Vuilleumier, P., & Ronchi, R. (2024). I don’t feel sick: Cognitive and affective processing of self-health associations using the Implicit Association Test. Journal of Health Psychology.
• Nuber-Champier, A., Breville, G., Voruz, P., Jacot de Alcântara, I. J., Cionca, A., Allali, G., Lalive, P.H., Benzakour, L., Lövblad, K.-O., Braillard, O., Nehme, M., Coen, M., Serratrice, J., Reny, J.-L, Pugin, J., Guessous, I., Landis, B.N., Assal F., & Péron, J. A. (2024). Systemic cytokines related to cognitive function 6-9 months and 12-15 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Scientific Reports. 
• Voruz, P., Jacot de Alcântara, I., Nuber-Champier, A., Cionca, A., Guérin, D., Allali, G., Benzakour, L., Lalive, L., Lövblad, K.-O., Braillard, O., Nencha, U., Nehme, M., Coen, M., Serratrice, J., Reny, J.-L., Pugin, J., Guessous, I., Landis, BN, Assal , F. and Peron, J. (2024). Persistence and emergence of new neuropsychological deficits following SARS-CoV-2 infection: a follow-up evaluation of the Geneva COVID-COG cohort. Journal of Global Health.
• Thomasson†, M., Voruz†, P., Cionca, A., Jacot de Alcântara, I., Nuber-Champier, A., Allali, G., Benzakour, L., Lalive, P., Lövblad, K.-O., Braillard, O., Nehme, M., Coen, M., Serratrice, J., Reny, J.-L., Pugin, J., Guessous, I., Landis, B.N., Griffa, A., Van De Ville, D., Assal F., & Péron, J.A. (2023). Markers of limbic system damage following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Brain Communications. † These authors contributed equally to this work.
• Nuber-Champier, A., Cionca, A., Breville, G., Voruz, P., Jacot de Alcântara, I., Allali, G., Lalive, P.H., Benzakour, L., Lövblad, K.-O., Braillard, O., Nehme, M., Coen, M., Serratrice, J., Reny, J.-L, Pugin, J., Guessous, I., Landis, B.N., Griffa, A., Van De Ville, D., Assal, F., & Péron, J.A. (2023). Acute TNFα levels predict cognitive impairment 6–9 months after COVID-19 infection. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 153, 106104.
• Nuber-Champier, A., Voruz, P., Cionca, A., Jacot De Alcântara, I. J., Péron, J. A., & Assal, F. (2023). Covid long : aspects neurologiques [Long COVID: neurological aspects]. Revue médicale suisse, 19(827), 972-974.
• Voruz, P., Jacot De Alcântara, I., Cionca, A., Nuber-Champier, A., Assal, F., & Peron, J. A. (2023). Syndrome post-COVID-19 neuropsychologique [Post-COVID-19 neuropsychological syndrome]. Revue Medicale Suisse, 19(824), 800-802.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Fragnoli, C., Antoniou, M.P, Lalive, P.H. & Péron, J.A. (2023). Personality as a Predictor of Disability in Multiple Sclerosis. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Nuber-Champier, A., Voruz, P.; Cionca, A., Assal, F., Péron, J.A. (2023). Cognitive Deficits in the Acute Phase of COVID-19: A Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(762). https://doi.org/10.3390/ jcm12030762
• Voruz, P., Cionca, A., Jacot de Alcântara, I., Nuber‐Champier, A., Allali, G., Benzakour, L., ... & Péron, J. A. (2022). Brain functional connectivity alterations associated with neuropsychological performance 6–9 months following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Human Brain Mapping.
• Voruz, P., Cionca, A., Jacot de Alcântara, I., Nuber-Champier, A., Allali, G., Benzakour, L., ... & Péron, J. A. (2022). Functional connectivity underlying cognitive and psychiatric symptoms in post-COVID-19 syndrome: is anosognosia a key determinant? Brain Communications, 4(2), fcac057.
• Nuber-Champier, A., Voruz, P.,Jacot de Alcântara, I., Breville, G., Allali, G., Lalive, P. H., ... & Péron, J. A. (2022). Monocytosis in the Acute Phase of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Predicts the Presence of Anosognosia for Cognitive Deficits in the Chronic Phase. Brain, Behavior and Immunity – Health.
• Voruz, P., Jacot de Alcântara, I., Nuber-Champier, A., Cionca, A., Allali, G., Benzakour, L., ... & Péron, J. A. (2022). Frequency of abnormally low neuropsychological scores in post-COVID-19 syndrome: the Geneva COVID-COG cohort. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.

• Voruz, P., Allali, G., Benzakour, L., Nuber-Champier, A., Thomasson, M., Jacot de Alcântara, I., ... & Péron, J. A. (2022). Long COVID Neuropsychological Deficits after Severe, Moderate, or Mild Infection. Clinical and Translational Neuroscience, 6(2), 9.

Posters

• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P., & Péron, J.A. (2025). Integrating the WHODAS 2.0 and Personality Assessments for a Holistic Approach to Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Care. MS State of the Art Symposium. Luzern, Switzerland.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P., & Péron, J.A. (2024). Vers une approche holistique de l’évaluation du handicap dans la sclérose en plaques : utilisation du WHODAS 2.0 et intégration de facteurs personnels. Journée d'Hiver de la SNLF. Paris, France.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P., & Péron, J.A. (2024). Encompassing the Complexity of Personality to Understand its Impact on Disability in Multiple Sclerosis. Global Neuropsychology Congress. Porto, Portugal.
• Jacot de Alcântara, & Péron, J.A. (2024). Le rôle de la personnalité dans la sclérose en plaques. Assemblée Générale de la Société Suisse de Sclérose en Plaques. Lucerne, Suisse.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P., & Péron, J.A. (2024). Encompassing the Complexity of Personality to Understand its Impact on Disability in Multiple Sclerosis. MS State of the Art Symposium. Luzern, Switzerland.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P., Fragnoli, C., Antoniou, M.P., Péron, J.A. (2022). Personality as a predictor of disability in Multiple Sclerosis [poster]. CISA Annual Research Forum, Geneva.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P., Fragnoli, C., Antoniou, M.P., Péron, J.A. (2022). Personality as a predictor of disability, progression, and treatment adherence in Multiple Sclerosis. BBL CIBM FCBG Research Day. Geneva, Switzerland.
• Jacot de Alcântara, I., Voruz, P., Allali, G., Lalive, P.,  Fragnoli, C., Antoniou, M.P., & Péron, J.A. (2021). Le rôle de la personnalité dans la sévérité de la sclérose en plaques, son évolution et l’adhérence aux traitements. Journée d'Hiver de la SNLF. Paris, France.

Master thesis

• Jacot de Alcântara, I. (2020). Les doubles tâches chez les enfants : quelles ressources cognitives sous-tendent la capacité d’effectuer plusieurs tâches à la fois. Université de Genève. Maitrise de Psychologie.