Roberto Burioni | |
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Born | Pesaro, Italy | 10 December 1962
Alma mater | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (graduation) University of Genoa (PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Medical Doctor, University professor |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Spouse | Annalisa Rossi (m. 2009) |
Children | 1 |
Roberto Burioni (born 10 December 1962) is an Italian virologist, physician, and academic. A Professor of Microbiology and Virology at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, he runs there a lab developing human monoclonal antibodies against human infectious agents, the study of pathogen-host interplay, and the use of molecular tools in the early diagnosis of infectious diseases.[1] A prominent virologist,[2] Burioni has risen to fame in Italy for his strong stance against the antivaccination movement and has been described as the "most famous virologist in Italy".[3]