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CURRICULUM VITAE ROBERTA RIZZO
Date and place of birth: 11/04/1976 Nationality: Italian
Affiliation and official address: Dept. of Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Telephone: 00390532455382 (office)
e-mail: rbr@unife.it
EDUCATION
2000: Biological Sciences Degree (University of Ferrara; Italy)
2005: Medical Genetics Specialist Diploma (University of Ferrara; Italy)
2009: PhD in Biotechnology (University of Ferrara; Italy)
CAREER/EMPLOYMENT
1998-2000: Trainee in Medical Genetics Dept. Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara
2000-2003: Graduate Student in Medical Genetics Dept. Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
2003-2009: Assistant researcher - Section of Medical Genetics, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara (Italy), Area of speciality: Immunology
2007- 2010: Teaching assistant in Immunogenetics and Immunology, University of Ferrara (Italy)
2009-2010: Post Doc - Section of Microbiology, Dept. Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara (Italy); Area of speciality: Microbiology, Immunology
2010–present: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies PhD Student Advisor, University of Ferrara (Italy)
2010-present: Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Dept. Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara (Italy)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
1998-2000: Trainee in Medical Genetics Dept. Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara
2000-2003: Graduate Student in Medical Genetics Dept. Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
2004: Immunology Institute – Essen University (Germany) (Prof. Grosse-Wilde H.)
2003-2009: Assistant researcher - Section of Medical Genetics, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara (Italy), Area of speciality: Immunology
2007- 2010: Teaching assistant in Immunogenetics and Immunology, University of Ferrara (Italy)
2009-2010: Post Doc - Section of Microbiology, Dept. Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Ferrara (Italy); Area of speciality: Microbiology, Immunology
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2010: Member of SIM (Società Italiana di Microbiologia)
2010: Member of SIVIM (Società Italiana di Virologia Medica)
2008: Member of EFI (European Federation of Immunogenetics)
2002: Member of AIBT (Associazione Italiana Biologia dei Trapianti)
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
20011-present: Adjective Professor at the Ferrara University in different courses of Microbiology
2011-present: Adjective Professor at the Ferrara University in Immungenetics course - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
2010-2013: Member of Ph.D. program board in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Ferrara, Italy
2013-present: Member of Ph.D. program board in Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
GRANTS
Current:
2014: Ricerca Finalizzata - Italian Health Ministry “HLA-G as Prognostic Marker for Cytomegalovirus Infection and Clinically Relevant Heart Allograft Outcomes” – Role: PI (180k€)
2016: FISM 2015 grant - Natural killer cell activation and differentiation in response to Herpevirus infection in multiple sclerosis. – Role: PI (82k€)
2017: Assessment of the effects of HHV-6A infection on endometrial NK cells receptivity and immune responses – Sponsorized by HHV-6 foundation – Role: PI (18.6k€)
2017: Biomarkers of endometrial receptivity to improve implantation rate – Sponsorized by Merck - Role: PI (110k€)
Previous
2007: Young Scientist Project Grant, University of Ferrara “Increased production of sHLA-G in Leiden patients”. Role: PI (10k€)
2010: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation “New biological markers to evaluate the efficacy of new cystic fibrosis therapies.” FFC#6/2010 - Role: External collaborator (55k€)
2010: FIRB - Futuro in ricerca – Italian Ministry for University and Research - 2008 - Grant #RBFR08ATLH_002 “Soluble factors, membrane receptors and genetic control in the tumour/host interaction“ - Role: Unit coordinator (2010-2014, 482k€)
2011: Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM) “Study of altered antiviral innate immunity responses in MS patients” - Role: Unit collaborator (2011-2014, 100k€)
2012: Ricerca Finalizzata - Italian Health Ministry “Prognostic marker of CMV infection and transmission in pregnancy” – Role: Unit collaborator (150k€)
2012: Young Scientists Award "Alessandro Liberati" – Regione Emilia Romagna “HLA-G molecules as prognostic marker in congenital HCMV infection.” – Role: PI (242,5k€)
2013: Young Scientists Award "Alessandro Liberati" – Regione Emilia Romagna “Prognostic markers in women with primary unexplained infertility.” - Role: Unit coordinator (200k€)
AWARDS
2001: Winner of “R. Catalano Grant” A.I.B.T.
2004: Winner of "I. Falcomatà Grant" A.I.B.T.
2008: Winner of “Julia Bodmer Joung Scientist Award”
2008: Best PhD thesis in Biotechnologies - http://annali.unife.it/IUSS/vol2/tesi.htm.
2009: Research grant “Fondazione Internazionale di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale” University of Torino (Italy)
2011-present: Editorial Board Journal of Transplantation Technologies & Research (http: //www.omicsonline.org/editorialboardJTTR.php)
2013-2014: Guest Editor of Clinical and Developmental Immunology
2015-2016: Guest Editor of Journal of Immunology Research
2016-2017: Guest Editor of Mediators of Inflammation
2016 : Best «Virology» poster SIM
2016 : International Summer course SIM award
PATENTS
2007 Patent: FE2007A000020; Inventors: Baricordi OR, Borgatti M, Gambari R, Rizzo R; Title: Diagnostic value of soluble ICAM-1 release from human embryo culture.
2008 Patent: FE2008A000005; Inventors: Baricordi O, Borgatti M, Dal Canto B, Fadini R, Gambari R, Rizzo R; Title: Diagnostic value of soluble HLA-G release from in vitro maturated human oocytes.
2014 Patent: FE2014A000005; Inventors: Di Luca D, Rizzo R, Trapella C, Bortolotti D; Title: Use of N-(3-oxo-dodecanoil)-l-omoserina lattone (3-oxo-C12-HSL), (S)-4-(2-(2-metossietossi)etossi)-3-oxo-omoserina lattone and derivatives to modulate HLA-G molecule expression
Researcher unique identifiers: ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-9507-9126; ScopusID: 7101922761; ResearcherID: K-4844-2016
SCOPUS (May 2017):
Number of publications: 111
Citations: 2061
H index: 25
