Prof. Vittorio Sambri

Dr. Vittorio Sambri studied Medicine at Alma Mater Studiorum, the University of Bologna, graduating in 1986. He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Genoa in 1991. Presently, he is an Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Head of the Laboratory of the Regional Reference Centre for Emerging Infections at the University of Bologna. He recently worked on the application of molecular methods in the diagnosis of sepsis: in particular, his work focused on the possibility of achieving a rapid and accurate diagnosis of bloodstream infection in neonates and neutropenic patients. Dr. Sambri also holds the position of the Head of the Regional Reference Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease (CRREM), and in this field, he has recently been involved in research and diagnostic work related to the outbreak of Chikungunya fever and West Nile virus that hit the Emilia Romagna Region during recent years. Since December 2012, Dr. Sambri has held the position of Head and Director of the Unit of MIcrobiology at the The Great Romagna Hub laboratory. He has been a member of the Board of the International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis since 1996, of the MC of the EU COST Action 855, of the Italian Society for Microbiology, and of the Italian Association of Clinical Microbiologists. Last December, Dr. Sambri was elected vice-president of APSI (Association for the Study of Infections).