Genoveffa Franchini

Genoveffa Franchini
Alma materUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia (MD)
Scientific career
FieldsHematology, retrovirology
InstitutionsNational Cancer Institute

Genoveffa Franchini is an Italian-American hematologist and retrovirologist. She is a senior investigator in the vaccine branch and head of the animal models and retroviral vaccines section at the National Cancer Institute. Franchini has pioneered research on oncogenes and human retroviruses. She researches HIV vaccine development and translational methods of disease prevention.