Prof. Elisabetta Caselli

Elisabetta Caselli is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology at the Department of Environment and Prevcention Sciences of the University of Ferrara, Italy. She has a PhD in Biotechnology. She is the Scientific Dorector of the research centre CIAS. She is also member of LTTA and Periodontal research centers of the University of Ferrara, and member of the PhD Collegium in Advanced therapies and experimental pharmacology (University of Ferrara). Chair of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology courses at the University of Ferrara (Italy), Trieste (Italy), and Tirana (Albania). Her main research fields include clinical and molecular microbiology, with particular focus on the role of the human and environmental microbiome in infectious diseases. Her research includes antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention strategies. Principal investigator in several local and national research projects, her research activity includes over 150 original papers, 4 chapters in scientific books, and over 200 communications at national and international meetings.