Roberta Rizzo

Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology Ferrara University Italy

Biography

Dr. Roberta Rizzo has received his PhD in Biotechnology at Ferrara University during the period of 2007-2009. Currently, he/she is working as Assistant Professor in Microbiology at the Ferrara University. His research has included non classical HLA class I molecules analysis in physiological and pathological conditions. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as: 2009: University of Torino - Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale Award; 2009: Best PhD thesis, University of Ferrara; 2008: Julia Bodmer Joung Scientist Award, 22nd EFI Conference; 2004: I. Falcomatà Prize, AIBT 11th Congress; 2003: "Best Abstract", AIBT 10th Congress; 2001: R. Catalano Prize, AIBT 8th Congress. She is serving as expert Reviewers for journals like. Allergy; Trends in Immunology; Tissue Antigens; Journal of Reproductive Immunology; RBM Online; Human Reproduction; American Journal of Reproductive Immunology; Human molecular Reproduction; Pharmacogenetics and Genomics;Journal of Neuroinflammation; Human Immunology; Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; Clinical and Developmental Immunology; Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation; The Pharmacogenomics Journal; Clinical and Experimental Allergy; Lupus; Microbial cell factories. She has authored 72 research articles and 2 book chapters. She is a member of SIM (Società Italiana di Microbiologia); SIVIM (Società Italiana di Virologia Medica); AIBT (Associazione Italiana Biologia dei Trapianti); Member of EFI (European Federation of Immunogenetics).