Dario Di Luca
CONTACT INFORMATION: Prof. Dario Di Luca, Section of Microbiology, Deptarment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Ph: +39 0532 455318, email dario.diluca@unife.it
EDUCATION and TRAINING:
Laurea cum Laude in Biological Sciences, University of Ferrara, 1979
EMBO course “molecular Biology of Tumor Viruses”, Heidelberg, 1985.
POSITIONS:
2005-present: Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
1995-2005: Associate Professor of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
1980-1995: Tecnico Laureato, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
APPOINTMENTS and AWARDS
2017: “Lifetime Achievement Award”, HHV-6 Foundation.
2014-2017: Advisory Board Member, BALTINFECT Project, European Community
2013-2016 Director, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara
2002-2003: Visiting Scientist, Dept of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1994: Visiting Scientist, Herpesvirus Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta GA, USA.
1992: Visiting Scientist, Herpesvirus Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta GA, USA.
1989-1990: Visiting Scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
1987-1988: Research Associate, University of Chicago, USA.
1985: Visiting Researcher, Deutsche Krebsforschungzentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
He received scholarship from Assicurazioni Generali (1985), AIRC (1987), EMBO (1989), CNR/Canadian MRC (2001).
Dario Di Luca has been invited as speaker/chairperson to over 40 International Scientific Conferences
Since 2016 he is Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Virology. Serves as Reviewer for several scientific Journals. He is a regular reviewer for UICC (Union for International Cancer Control)
PUBLICATIONS and GRANTS
He is Author of over 100 scientific publications in indexed peer-reviewed international journals [H-index 36; i10-index 75; total citations 3700 (Google Scholar)]
He has received several research grants from International (European Community) and National Agencies (MIUR, Ministero della Salute, FISM), including several PRIN projects (2001 National Coordinator and PI “Role of viral infections in the ethiopathogenesis of human vascular diseases. 2005, PI, Studies on endothelial infections by herpesviruses. 2007, PI Studies on endothelial infections by herpesviruses).
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
He studied the biology of herpes simplex virus and Papillomavirus oncogenesis. Most of his scientific career has been focused on the molecular biology of human herpesviruses HHV-6, HHV-7 e HHV-8. In particular he is an International recognized expert on the biology, epidemiology and disease association of human herpesvirus 6: he determined the role of the viral gene U94 in viral latency, described the association of HHV-6 with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, contributed to clarify the different disease association of the 2 viral species (HHV-6A and HHV-6B)
Currently he is studying also the innate responses to viral and bacterial infections.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Prof. Dario Di Luca, Section of Microbiology, Deptarment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Ph: +39 0532 455318, email dario.diluca@unife.it
EDUCATION and TRAINING:
Laurea cum Laude in Biological Sciences, University of Ferrara, 1979
EMBO course “molecular Biology of Tumor Viruses”, Heidelberg, 1985.
POSITIONS:
2005-present: Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
1995-2005: Associate Professor of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
1980-1995: Tecnico Laureato, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
APPOINTMENTS and AWARDS
2017: “Lifetime Achievement Award”, HHV-6 Foundation.
2014-2017: Advisory Board Member, BALTINFECT Project, European Community
2013-2016 Director, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara
2002-2003: Visiting Scientist, Dept of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1994: Visiting Scientist, Herpesvirus Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta GA, USA.
1992: Visiting Scientist, Herpesvirus Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta GA, USA.
1989-1990: Visiting Scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
1987-1988: Research Associate, University of Chicago, USA.
1985: Visiting Researcher, Deutsche Krebsforschungzentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
He received scholarship from Assicurazioni Generali (1985), AIRC (1987), EMBO (1989), CNR/Canadian MRC (2001).
Dario Di Luca has been invited as speaker/chairperson to over 40 International Scientific Conferences
Since 2016 he is Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Virology. Serves as Reviewer for several scientific Journals. He is a regular reviewer for UICC (Union for International Cancer Control)
PUBLICATIONS and GRANTS
He is Author of over 100 scientific publications in indexed peer-reviewed international journals [H-index 36; i10-index 75; total citations 3700 (Google Scholar)]
He has received several research grants from International (European Community) and National Agencies (MIUR, Ministero della Salute, FISM), including several PRIN projects (2001 National Coordinator and PI “Role of viral infections in the ethiopathogenesis of human vascular diseases. 2005, PI, Studies on endothelial infections by herpesviruses. 2007, PI Studies on endothelial infections by herpesviruses).
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
He studied the biology of herpes simplex virus and Papillomavirus oncogenesis. Most of his scientific career has been focused on the molecular biology of human herpesviruses HHV-6, HHV-7 e HHV-8. In particular he is an International recognized expert on the biology, epidemiology and disease association of human herpesvirus 6: he determined the role of the viral gene U94 in viral latency, described the association of HHV-6 with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, contributed to clarify the different disease association of the 2 viral species (HHV-6A and HHV-6B)
Currently he is studying also the innate responses to viral and bacterial infections.
