Born in Porto Torres (Sassari), Italy, in 1954. Education in Medical School at University of Sassari, Italy and Degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1980. Specialization in Infectious Diseases (1983) and Allergology and Clinical Immunology (1986), La Sapienza University”, Rome, Italy.
1986-1990. Assistant Professor at the Service of “Monitoring of Antibiotic Therapy of AIDS” at Institute of Infectious Diseases of “La Sapienza University”, Rome, Italy;
1992-2005. Associated Professor at Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara.
Since 2005. Full Professor of Infectious Diseases at University of Ferrara and since 2002, Director of the School of Specialization of Infectious Diseases, University of Ferrara.
1987-2000. Visiting Scientist at Department de Biotechnologie (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France) and Department de Pathologie Exotique et Maladies Tropicales (Université “Claude Bernard”, Lyon, France).
2001-2006. Visiting Professor, Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogenes (GIMAP) of Université “Jacques Lisfrang” Saint-Etienne, France; Laboratoire des Mycoplasmas of Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; Department of Biological Sciences of University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Unitè de Biologie Cellulaire of Chlamydial Section of Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Main Research Interests: Diagnosis and Therapy of Infectious Diseases, Opportunistic infections including Pneumocystis jiroveci, Toxoplasma gondii and Polyomavirus SV-40 in HIV/AIDS, HBV/HCV infections, Tuberculosis and Chlamydial and Mycoplasma infections, Infections Related to Biotechnology Drug Use, Infections in Migrants, Infections in the History of Medicine, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19.
Referee in AIDS, HIV Medicine, BMC Infectious Diseases, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Journal of Medical Virology, Journal of Parasitology, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Neurological Sciences, Microorganisms, Annals of Hepatology, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Experimental and Molecular Pathology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, International STD Research & Reviews, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, ecc.
He has published more than 465 scientific works in the field of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology and has written chapters of Infectious and Tropical Diseases on Italian and International treaties on Infectious Diseases.
Professor Carlo Contini has filed an International Patent: “Use of terbinafine for the therapeutic treatment of pneumocystosis” (Patent: United Stated Patent; Application US19950525526 on 1995-09-12; Publication: 1998-02-17).
He has contributed to the preparation of molecular diagnostic kits for Chlamydia trachomatis (REALQUALITY RS-CHLAM T, code RQ-S33: Kit for identification and quantification of Chlamydia trachomatis, AB Analytica Advanced Medicine).
Editorial activity: Associate Editor of Infez Med - ISSN 1124-9390; Section Editor of “Journal of Infection in Developing Countries" Member of Editorial Board of "Biology" (ISSN 2079-7737; CODEN: BBSIBX); and “Clinical Infection and Immunity” (ISSN 2371-4972); Review Editor of “Microbiome in Health and Disease, Specialty Section of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology”; Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Speciality Section of Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Neurology. Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Advances in SARS-CoV-2 Infection” and “Advances in SARS-CoV-2 Infection 2nd Ed” for Microorganisms (MDPI; IF, 4.926); 2022-2023. Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Opportunistic Virala Infections” for Viruses (MDPI; IF 5.818).
Present position: Professor of Infectious Diseases in degree courses of Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and in numerous Schools of Specialization including Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Elective Course of Medicine Graduation: "Abdominal Compliance Outside Europe and North America", MAASTRICHT (2.6).
Professor Contini is Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases and Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and vice-Director of the Medical Department of “University Hospital, S. Anna”, Ferrara. He teaches in the Ph.D. School of Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine of “University” of Ferrara. He is member of Accademy of Sciences of Ferrara.
He has been Member of the Ethics Committee of the Province of Ferrara.
1986-1990. Assistant Professor at the Service of “Monitoring of Antibiotic Therapy of AIDS” at Institute of Infectious Diseases of “La Sapienza University”, Rome, Italy;
1992-2005. Associated Professor at Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara.
Since 2005. Full Professor of Infectious Diseases at University of Ferrara and since 2002, Director of the School of Specialization of Infectious Diseases, University of Ferrara.
1987-2000. Visiting Scientist at Department de Biotechnologie (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France) and Department de Pathologie Exotique et Maladies Tropicales (Université “Claude Bernard”, Lyon, France).
2001-2006. Visiting Professor, Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogenes (GIMAP) of Université “Jacques Lisfrang” Saint-Etienne, France; Laboratoire des Mycoplasmas of Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; Department of Biological Sciences of University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Unitè de Biologie Cellulaire of Chlamydial Section of Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Main Research Interests: Diagnosis and Therapy of Infectious Diseases, Opportunistic infections including Pneumocystis jiroveci, Toxoplasma gondii and Polyomavirus SV-40 in HIV/AIDS, HBV/HCV infections, Tuberculosis and Chlamydial and Mycoplasma infections, Infections Related to Biotechnology Drug Use, Infections in Migrants, Infections in the History of Medicine, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19.
Referee in AIDS, HIV Medicine, BMC Infectious Diseases, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Journal of Medical Virology, Journal of Parasitology, Journal of Medical Microbiology, Neurological Sciences, Microorganisms, Annals of Hepatology, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Experimental and Molecular Pathology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, International STD Research & Reviews, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, ecc.
He has published more than 465 scientific works in the field of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology and has written chapters of Infectious and Tropical Diseases on Italian and International treaties on Infectious Diseases.
Professor Carlo Contini has filed an International Patent: “Use of terbinafine for the therapeutic treatment of pneumocystosis” (Patent: United Stated Patent; Application US19950525526 on 1995-09-12; Publication: 1998-02-17).
He has contributed to the preparation of molecular diagnostic kits for Chlamydia trachomatis (REALQUALITY RS-CHLAM T, code RQ-S33: Kit for identification and quantification of Chlamydia trachomatis, AB Analytica Advanced Medicine).
Editorial activity: Associate Editor of Infez Med - ISSN 1124-9390; Section Editor of “Journal of Infection in Developing Countries" Member of Editorial Board of "Biology" (ISSN 2079-7737; CODEN: BBSIBX); and “Clinical Infection and Immunity” (ISSN 2371-4972); Review Editor of “Microbiome in Health and Disease, Specialty Section of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology”; Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Speciality Section of Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Neurology. Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Advances in SARS-CoV-2 Infection” and “Advances in SARS-CoV-2 Infection 2nd Ed” for Microorganisms (MDPI; IF, 4.926); 2022-2023. Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Opportunistic Virala Infections” for Viruses (MDPI; IF 5.818).
Present position: Professor of Infectious Diseases in degree courses of Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and in numerous Schools of Specialization including Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Elective Course of Medicine Graduation: "Abdominal Compliance Outside Europe and North America", MAASTRICHT (2.6).
Professor Contini is Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases and Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and vice-Director of the Medical Department of “University Hospital, S. Anna”, Ferrara. He teaches in the Ph.D. School of Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine of “University” of Ferrara. He is member of Accademy of Sciences of Ferrara.
He has been Member of the Ethics Committee of the Province of Ferrara.
