Prof. Dr. Lorenza Putignani

Prof. Lorenza Putignani is the Head of the Parasitology Unit, the Head of the Human Microbiome Unit, and a Senior Researcher at the Children’s Hospital and Research Institute “Bambino Gesù” in Rome. She is also a Professor at UniCamillus, University of Foggia and Campus Biomedico, University of Rome La Sapienza and Roma III. She graduated in Chemistry with Laude from the University of Rome La Sapienza and then she obtained her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Epidemiology with a final dissertation in Molecular Parasitology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”. She continued her studies in Glasgow, Rome and at the Molecular Microbiology Unit of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), “Spallanzani” Hospital of Rome. Her research interests include immunology and microbiology, medicine, and food allergens.