Date of Birth: June 25th, 1963
Nationality: Italian
Address: via Acquedotto, 61 – 44123 Ferrara (FE), Italy
Phone: 0532 455387
Mobile: 347 0966469
e-mail: csb@unife.it
Actual position:
Associate Professor and Chair of Clinical Microbiology (MED-07), Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Scientific Director of CIAS research center (University of Ferrara), certified ISO 17025:2017 by Accredia with (n. 1767L); member of the scientific committee of the Research Center for the periodontal and peri-implant diseases (University of Ferrara).
Education:
1986: Doctor in Biology, “Summa cum laude” 110/110, University of Ferrara (Italy), with a thesis on HPV oncogenesis in cervical cancer.
1989: Course of the International School of Neuroscience (Padua, Italy)
1991: Course of Molecular Immunology of the International School of Oncology and Experimental Medicine (Rome, Italy).
2000: PhD in Biotechnology, top score, University of Ferrara (Italy), with a thesis on new vaccine strategies against HIV and HSV.
Scientific Societies:
• Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM)
• Società Italiana di Virologia (SIV-ISV)
• Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
• International Society of Microbiota (ISM)
• REPRISE (expert MIUR reviewers)
Editorial activity:
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Microbiome in health and disease)
• Review Editor, Frontiers in Oral Health (Oral infections and microbes)
• Editor, Infection and drug resistance, MDPI
• Editor, Pathogens, MDPI
• Editor, Microorganisms, MDPI
• Editor, International Journal of Clinical Research & Trials
• Editor, EC Microbiology
• Editor, Case reports in Clinical Pathology
• Reviewer for several international scientific peer-reviewed Journals with Impact Factor
Research experience:
1986-1988: Graduate Student at the Section of Microbiology of the University of Ferrara (Italy), studying HPV and HSV oncogenesis in genital tumors.
1988-1996: Researcher at the Research Laboratories of the FIDIA Pharmaceuticals SpA (Padua, Italy), studying immunomodulating compounds derived from phospholipids. During this period, visiting scientist at: ENEA Research Laboratories (Rome, Italy), Biochemistry Department of Bern University (Bern, Switzerland) and Research Laboratories of Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA).
1996-2000: Research Fellow at the Section of Microbiology of the University of Ferrara (Italy), studying HIV pathogenesis and developing new vaccine strategies for HIV and HSV infections.
2000-2019: Researcher and Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara (Italy), studying herpesvirus biology and pathogenesis, microbiological approaches for infection prevention and control.
2019-today: Associate Professor and Chair of Clinical Microbiology (06/A3; MED-07) at the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara (Italy), studying: virus-host interactions, microbial-based strategies for AMR and infection control, microbiome role in health and disease.
2021: Scientific National qualification (ASN) as Full Professor of Clinical Microbiology (06/A3; MED-07) and Microbiology (05/I2; BIO-19).
Current working unit and areas of interest:
PI of her working unit at the Section of Microbiology at the Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Ferrara. Scientific director of the CIAS research center of the University of Ferrara, and Laboratory Chief of the CIAS laboratory, certified Accredia n n° 1767L (ISO 17025:2017) Current areas of interest include: environmental and human microbiome, including oral microbiome; clinical and molecular microbiology, infectious diseases, autoimmunity, antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention and control strategies.
Scientific production:
The research activity has produced over 100 original papers in international journals, 4 chapters in scientific books and over 100 presentations at national and international meetings, often as invited speaker (awards: SIV 2010; SIM 2015; SIM 2017; SIM 2018).
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6048-9141
h-index = 30
i10-index = 69
Total citations = 2617
(Google Scholar – November 2021)
Recipient of the following research grants:
2020: PI of Research Unit, granted by POR-FESR (COVID-19)
2020: Collaborator of Research Unit, granted by EU Project 952376
2017-18: PI of Research Unit, granted by HHV-6 Foundation
2015-18: PI of Research Unit, granted by PRIN 2015
2010-12: Collaborator of Research Unit, granted by PRIN 2010
2008-2010: PI of Research Unit, granted by PRIN 2008
2005-2007: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by PRIN 2005
2003-2005: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by PRIN 2003
2003-2005: Collaborator, Contract UE n. QLK3-CT-2002-02029
2003-2005: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by FISM 2003
2003: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by AIDS 2003
2001-2003: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by PRIN 2001
2001: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by AIDS 2001
Education experience:
2000-today: Microbiology, Clinical Microbiology and Virology in the degree courses of the School of Medicine and Biological Sciences of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2005-today: Clinical Microbiology in the Infectious Diseases, Clinical Pathology, Surgery, Dermatology, and General Medicine post-graduation Specialization Schools of Medicine of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2009-today: member of the Teachers Collegium of the PhD in Molecular Medicine of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2010-today: supervisor of the re-examination group for the School of Dentistry, University of Ferrara (Italy)
2018-today: member of the Teachers Collegium of the PhD in Advanced Therapies of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2019-today: teacher of the National School of Microbiome (https://agenda.akesios.it/wp-content/uploads/Scuola-Microbioma-2021-1.pdf)
2019-today: teacher of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology at the Tirana University (Albania)
2021-today: teacher of the Master in Periodontology of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
Nationality: Italian
Address: via Acquedotto, 61 – 44123 Ferrara (FE), Italy
Phone: 0532 455387
Mobile: 347 0966469
e-mail: csb@unife.it
Actual position:
Associate Professor and Chair of Clinical Microbiology (MED-07), Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Scientific Director of CIAS research center (University of Ferrara), certified ISO 17025:2017 by Accredia with (n. 1767L); member of the scientific committee of the Research Center for the periodontal and peri-implant diseases (University of Ferrara).
Education:
1986: Doctor in Biology, “Summa cum laude” 110/110, University of Ferrara (Italy), with a thesis on HPV oncogenesis in cervical cancer.
1989: Course of the International School of Neuroscience (Padua, Italy)
1991: Course of Molecular Immunology of the International School of Oncology and Experimental Medicine (Rome, Italy).
2000: PhD in Biotechnology, top score, University of Ferrara (Italy), with a thesis on new vaccine strategies against HIV and HSV.
Scientific Societies:
• Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM)
• Società Italiana di Virologia (SIV-ISV)
• Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)
• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
• International Society of Microbiota (ISM)
• REPRISE (expert MIUR reviewers)
Editorial activity:
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Microbiome in health and disease)
• Review Editor, Frontiers in Oral Health (Oral infections and microbes)
• Editor, Infection and drug resistance, MDPI
• Editor, Pathogens, MDPI
• Editor, Microorganisms, MDPI
• Editor, International Journal of Clinical Research & Trials
• Editor, EC Microbiology
• Editor, Case reports in Clinical Pathology
• Reviewer for several international scientific peer-reviewed Journals with Impact Factor
Research experience:
1986-1988: Graduate Student at the Section of Microbiology of the University of Ferrara (Italy), studying HPV and HSV oncogenesis in genital tumors.
1988-1996: Researcher at the Research Laboratories of the FIDIA Pharmaceuticals SpA (Padua, Italy), studying immunomodulating compounds derived from phospholipids. During this period, visiting scientist at: ENEA Research Laboratories (Rome, Italy), Biochemistry Department of Bern University (Bern, Switzerland) and Research Laboratories of Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA).
1996-2000: Research Fellow at the Section of Microbiology of the University of Ferrara (Italy), studying HIV pathogenesis and developing new vaccine strategies for HIV and HSV infections.
2000-2019: Researcher and Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara (Italy), studying herpesvirus biology and pathogenesis, microbiological approaches for infection prevention and control.
2019-today: Associate Professor and Chair of Clinical Microbiology (06/A3; MED-07) at the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara (Italy), studying: virus-host interactions, microbial-based strategies for AMR and infection control, microbiome role in health and disease.
2021: Scientific National qualification (ASN) as Full Professor of Clinical Microbiology (06/A3; MED-07) and Microbiology (05/I2; BIO-19).
Current working unit and areas of interest:
PI of her working unit at the Section of Microbiology at the Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Ferrara. Scientific director of the CIAS research center of the University of Ferrara, and Laboratory Chief of the CIAS laboratory, certified Accredia n n° 1767L (ISO 17025:2017) Current areas of interest include: environmental and human microbiome, including oral microbiome; clinical and molecular microbiology, infectious diseases, autoimmunity, antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention and control strategies.
Scientific production:
The research activity has produced over 100 original papers in international journals, 4 chapters in scientific books and over 100 presentations at national and international meetings, often as invited speaker (awards: SIV 2010; SIM 2015; SIM 2017; SIM 2018).
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6048-9141
h-index = 30
i10-index = 69
Total citations = 2617
(Google Scholar – November 2021)
Recipient of the following research grants:
2020: PI of Research Unit, granted by POR-FESR (COVID-19)
2020: Collaborator of Research Unit, granted by EU Project 952376
2017-18: PI of Research Unit, granted by HHV-6 Foundation
2015-18: PI of Research Unit, granted by PRIN 2015
2010-12: Collaborator of Research Unit, granted by PRIN 2010
2008-2010: PI of Research Unit, granted by PRIN 2008
2005-2007: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by PRIN 2005
2003-2005: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by PRIN 2003
2003-2005: Collaborator, Contract UE n. QLK3-CT-2002-02029
2003-2005: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by FISM 2003
2003: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by AIDS 2003
2001-2003: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by PRIN 2001
2001: Collaborator of Research Unit granted by AIDS 2001
Education experience:
2000-today: Microbiology, Clinical Microbiology and Virology in the degree courses of the School of Medicine and Biological Sciences of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2005-today: Clinical Microbiology in the Infectious Diseases, Clinical Pathology, Surgery, Dermatology, and General Medicine post-graduation Specialization Schools of Medicine of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2009-today: member of the Teachers Collegium of the PhD in Molecular Medicine of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2010-today: supervisor of the re-examination group for the School of Dentistry, University of Ferrara (Italy)
2018-today: member of the Teachers Collegium of the PhD in Advanced Therapies of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2019-today: teacher of the National School of Microbiome (https://agenda.akesios.it/wp-content/uploads/Scuola-Microbioma-2021-1.pdf)
2019-today: teacher of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology at the Tirana University (Albania)
2021-today: teacher of the Master in Periodontology of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
