Curriculum

DARIA BORTOLOTTI

CURRENT POSITION

Associate Professor, scientific disciplinary sector MEDS-03/A, Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, Unife

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

10/19-09/24 Researcher MED/07

04/15-09/19 Post Doc

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

- 07/07: Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology, Unife

- 11/09: Master's Degree in Medical-Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Unife

- 03/15: PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Unife

MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY

- Delegate for incoming and outgoing orientation for Medical Biotechnology and Biotechnology for Translational Medicine, Unife.

- Member of the Italian Society of Virology (SIV).

- Member of the Italian Society of Microbiology (SIM).

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

- Publications: 98 articles in international scientific journals, H index: 24, citations: 1967 (23/01/2025, Scopus).

Main Research Topics:

- Research on the host-pathogen relationship in association with several human diseases, such as autoimmunity, pathological pregnancy and neurodegeneration (e.g., Multiple Sclerosis and AD).

- mechanisms of viral immune escape exploiting HLA-G, a tolerogenic molecule, and its association with autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.

- studies on Herpesvirus infections and their implication in neurodegenerative diseases; HHV-6A and -6B infections and their association with HLA-G and other neurodegenerative and inflammatory biomarkers

- Study of the effect on immunity, pregnancy and coagulation induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection

- Study of inhibitors of Bacterial Quorum Sensing

- Study of the pathogenetic role of specific Flavivirus proteins