1987 Degree in Medicine 1991-1993 Fellowship at Cancer Center of UCSD, San Diego 1995 PhD in Experimental Hemathology 1996 Specialization in Internal Medicine 1998 Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine 2005 Associate Professor of Internal Medicine 2017 Full Professor of Science of Laboratory for Medicine 2018 Director of Biotherapy Unit at IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa Scientific interests1) Mechanisms and biological factors able to modulate the function of the immune system; 2) Characterization of immune responses in cancer, autoimmune diseases and infections (HIV); 3) Generation of therapeutic vaccines and biological agents for immunotherapy of cancer or autoimmune diseases.