Luciano Marraffini

Luciano Marraffini
Born	Luciano Angel Marraffini (1974-07-17) July 17, 1974 (age 50) Rosario, Argentina
Nationality	Argentinian American
Alma mater	University of Rosario (Lic.) The University of Chicago (Ph.D.)
Known for	CRISPR
Awards	The Searle Scholars award (2011) The Hans Sigrist Prize (2015) The Earl and Thressa Stadtman Scholar Award (2016) National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award (2017) Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2017)
Scientific career
Fields	Microbiology Biotechnology
Institutions	The Rockefeller University
Thesis	Sortases, transpeptidases that anchor proteins to the envelope of Gram-positive bacteria (2007)
Academic advisors	Olaf Schneewind
Website	marraffini.rockefeller.edu

Luciano Marraffini (born July 17, 1974) is an Argentinian-American microbiologist. He is currently professor and head of the laboratory of bacteriology at The Rockefeller University.^[1] He is recognized for his work on CRISPR-Cas systems, being one of the first scientists to elucidate how these systems work at the molecular level.