Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Experienced risk assessor with a demonstrated history of science-based advice to risk managers of the European Commission and EU member states. Collaboration-oriented professional skilled in Risk Assessment, Animal Health, Feed additives, Vaccination, Biotechnology, Virology and Drug Discovery.
Carry out risk assessments in order to produce scientific opinions and advice for risk managers in the field of animal health and animal welfare.
Generation of scientific documents aimed to collect data on the risk correlated with oral intake of the additives via food/feed. Special attention was paid to describe possible molecular mechanisms involved in cytotoxic, genotoxic or carcinogenic effects.
• Scientific coordination of different research projects in the fields of cancer, immunogenic diseases and infection diseases, involving different teams and collaborations with contract research organizations, pharmaceutical companies and/or academic institutes. • Management of cell based screening team
* Antigen targeting to intestinal dendritic cells to induce protective immune responses * Immune responses induced by E coli O157:H7 * Fimbriae as virulence factors of enterotoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC and VTEC)