Roberto Burioni

Roberto Burioni
Born (1962-12-10) 10 December 1962 (age 61)
Pesaro, Italy
Alma materUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (graduation)
University of Genoa (PhD)
Occupation(s)Medical Doctor, University professor
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SpouseAnnalisa Rossi (m. 2009)
Children1

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]

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