Associate Medical Director, Infectious Diseases - Abbott Diagnostics
Biography
Born and living in Roma (Italy). Married, one son and one daughter. Employed at Abbott Diagnostics in several scientific roles since February 1988. Currently, Associate Director Medical & Scientific Affairs, with global responsibility for Infectious Diseases.
Medical degree ("Sapienza" University of Roma, Italy), Postgraduate specialization in Gastrointestinal Diseases, PhD in Infectious Diseases. Member of Italian and European Associations for the Study of the Liver (AISF, EASL); European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID); Italian Society of Virology (ISV/SIV); Italian Blood Transfusion Society (SIMTI); European Society of Cardiology (ESC); American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). Adjunct professor ("Sapienza" University of Roma) at postgraduate schools in Clinical Microbiology (years 1994-1999) and Clinical Pathology (1997 and 2001-2007). Seminars on infectious diseases diagnosis at the National Institute of Health (Roma, Italy) in 1996 and 2002-2003. Lectures at >100 CME events or equivalent, Italy and abroad. Author or coauthor of 229 scientific papers, of which 69 on international, peer-reviewed journals. More than 400 posters/oral communications and National or International congresses, most of which on Viral Hepatitis & HIV.
The most recent research activities in the Infectious Diseases area are: 1. development and validation of an off-label procedure for HIV antibody avidity as a tool for identifying recent infections; 2. clinical usefulness of hepatitis C virus core antigen (HCVAg) in diagnosis and monitoring, including health economic perspectives; 3. qualitative and quantitative serological biomarkers for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Medical degree ("Sapienza" University of Roma, Italy), Postgraduate specialization in Gastrointestinal Diseases, PhD in Infectious Diseases. Member of Italian and European Associations for the Study of the Liver (AISF, EASL); European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID); Italian Society of Virology (ISV/SIV); Italian Blood Transfusion Society (SIMTI); European Society of Cardiology (ESC); American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). Adjunct professor ("Sapienza" University of Roma) at postgraduate schools in Clinical Microbiology (years 1994-1999) and Clinical Pathology (1997 and 2001-2007). Seminars on infectious diseases diagnosis at the National Institute of Health (Roma, Italy) in 1996 and 2002-2003. Lectures at >100 CME events or equivalent, Italy and abroad. Author or coauthor of 229 scientific papers, of which 69 on international, peer-reviewed journals. More than 400 posters/oral communications and National or International congresses, most of which on Viral Hepatitis & HIV.
The most recent research activities in the Infectious Diseases area are: 1. development and validation of an off-label procedure for HIV antibody avidity as a tool for identifying recent infections; 2. clinical usefulness of hepatitis C virus core antigen (HCVAg) in diagnosis and monitoring, including health economic perspectives; 3. qualitative and quantitative serological biomarkers for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
