Curriculum Vitae

Current positions

• Professor (W1), Genetics of Immune Dysregulation, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology MHH Hannover Medical School

• Head of the Genetic and Genomic Research Unit, Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg

• Group leader Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg

Professional career

• Since 2020 Professor (W1), Genetic of Immunedysregulation, MHH Hannover, Germany

• Since 2017 Head of the Genetic and Genomic Research Unit, Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg.

• Research focus: the unit acts as a link between clinical and experimental immunologists with the aim of transferring genetic findings into clinic.

• Since 2017 Group leader: Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg.

• Research focus: genetic and immune-dysregulation.

• 2015-2017 Scientist, CCI, Uniklinik Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany).

• Research focus: genetic and immune-dysregulation.

• 2010-2015 Postdoc, Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Bellinzona, Switzerland.

• Research focus: purinergic signaling and immune response.

• 2007-2010 Clinician, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Italy.

• PhD in clinical and experimental Immunology, Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, Italy.

• Clinical activity: diagnosis, treatment and care of individuals with autoimmune diseases (e.g. systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis) and primary immunodeficiencies.

• Research activity: purinergic signaling and immune response.

• 2001-2006 Residency in Internal Medicine, department of internal medicine and clinical immunology unit, University of Rome “La Sapienza”.

• Clinical training: diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with complex and multisystem disorders, with particular focus on autoimmune diseases.

• Research activity: endothelial dysfunction in systemic sclerosis.

Academic qualifications & education

• 2010: PhD Clinical and Experimental Immunology, University of Genova, Italy

• 2006: Board Certification in internal Medicine, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

• 2001: Medical degree, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

• 1996-2001: Medical studies, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

• 1999-2001: Clinical Immunology and Allergology Unit, University of Rome “La Sapienza”