Professional Experience

2009 – present, Associate Research Professor, Division of Translational Vaccine Research, Department of Virology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2008 – 2009, Associate Research Scientist, Division of Translational Vaccine Research, Department of Virology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2004 - 2008, Assistant Research Scientist, Laboratory of Vaccine Research, Department of Virology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2001 - 2004, Senior Research Fellow, Laboratory of Vaccine Research, Department of Virology, Beckman Research Institute

1999 - 2001, Research Fellow, Laboratory of Vaccine Research, Department of Virology, Beckman Research Institute

1997 - 1999, Research Fellow, Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, City of Hope

1994 - 1996, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Animal Biology, University of Camerino (IT).

Summer 1994, Visiting Fellow, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol (UK).

1993 - 1994, Graduate Researcher, Laboratory of Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Pisa (IT).

Spring 1993, Visiting Fellow, Biochemistry Department, University of Lausanne (CH).

1989 - 1993, Pre-doctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Animal Biology, University of Camerino (IT).


Education and Training

1989 - 1993, University of Pisa (IT), Ph.D., Biology

1984 - 1989, University of Camerino (IT), Magna cum Laude, Master in Biological Science


This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 12/09.

Honors and Awards

2009 - 2011, Principal Investigator in R21 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant: “IL-10 & PD-1 Modulation to Reduce CMV Disease Incidence in Solid Organ Recipients”

2000 - 2008, Co-Investigator and Researcher with key role in grants funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

1994 - 1996, Recipient of a post-doctoral fellowship, following a National competition, at University of Camerino (IT)

1992 - 1993, Recipient of a fellowship for research activity to be performed in specialized EC Institutions, following a National competition, at University of Camerino (IT)

1989 - 1992, Recipient of a Ph.D. fellowship, following a National competition, at University of Pisa (IT)

My Research
My Selected Publications

My Expertise and Interests:

• Virology
• Translational Vaccine Research