Full Professor of Microbiology and Virology,
University of Bologna
Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine
EDUCATION.
Sc. Dr., University of Bologna.
Specialization in Virology, University of Bologna.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY,
Ed. Board, Journal of Virology (2005 --).
Ed. Board, Pathogens and Disease (FEMS) (2013)
Referee of Nature, Nat Rev Microbiol, Nat Rev Biotech, Lancet, PNAS
USA, Virology, J. Gen Virol, Cell. Microb, J Biol Chem, J Med
Virol.
EUROPEAN SOCIETY for VIROLOGY - Founding Member, Exec.
Board,
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MICROBIOLOGY- Founding Member
ITALIAN SOCIETY OF VIROLOGY - Founding Member.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MICROBIOLOGY - Ambassador
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES.
Elected
to “Accademia delle Scienze - Istituto di Bologna”.
Member
of ASM, ASV, SIMGBM, SIM
AWARDS.
Accademia
Nazionale dei Lincei, 2000.
Pasteur
Institute, Athens (1997)
PATENTS.
Three
patents.
MEETINGS.
Co-organizer of 9°-15° "International Conference On Immunobiology
And Prophylaxis Of Human Herpesvirus Infections",
2nd--5th
European Congress of Virology.
Congresses of SIV (2001-2009).
GRANTS.
Coordinator of EC grants, TargetHherpes, VI FP, and IV
FP.
Grants
from MIUR, CNR (Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering), private
foundations (AIRC, Telethon), AIDS Project from Ministry of
Health.
COMMITTEES-
EUROPEAN
RESEARCH COUNCIL, member LS6
Committees from DGXII Health Commission, Brussels, EU.
Health
Research Committee from Italian Ministry of Health (2000-2006).
RESEARCH INTEREST.
Author of
about 120 papers published in International journals.
Editor of
books
MAJOR FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Long term interest in the field of Molecular Herpesvirology
Molecular basis of herpes simplex virus (HSV) entry into the cell
and exit out of the cell. B-herpesviruses:human herpesvirus-6 and
human herpesvirus-7.
Design and activity of oncolytic HSVs
retargeted to tumor-specific receptors.
