Prof. Elisabetta Riva
Biography
Place and date of birth: Rome 07.01.1967
1985 - Obtains the Classical Maturity;
1990 - Graduated with honors, “Sapienza” University of Rome;
1995- Obtains the title of PhD in Virus Immunobiology, "Sapienza" University of Rome;
1998 – Obtains the title of specialist in Microbiology and Virology, “Sapienza” University of Rome;
2000 – 2003 Permanent university researcher in Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma;
Actual position
Confirmed Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology;
Director of the School of Specialization in Microbiology and Virology;
Head of the Simple Virology Operational Unit, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
Curriculum Vitae
Training activity
1993‐ Training period at the Antiviral Therapeutic Research Unit directed by Dr. Brendan Larder of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd Research Laboratories in Beckenam, London;
1995‐Training period at the Department of Public Infectious Experimental Biomedicine of the University of Pisa to learn new molecular biology techniques concerning the hepatitis C virus;
2001‐Training period as Researcher at the Retrovirus Center, Department of public infectious experimental biomedicine of the University of Pisa.
Teaching activity
From 2000-present
Professor of “Virology” in the third year of the Specialist Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma.
-Teacher of “Applied Biology” in the first year of the Bachelor's Degree for Nursing, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma.
2010-2013 Professor of “Clinical Microbiology” in the first year of the specialist degree in Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma.
2002-today
Professor of Microbiology/Virology in the specialization schools of the services area (Clinical Pathology, Pathological Anatomy, Microbiology and Virology).
Professor of Microbiology/Virology in the field of Teachings of the Common Trunk of the Schools of Specialization in the Clinical Area.
Expert reviewer
Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
AIDS research and treatment
International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology
International J of Molecular Sciences (IJMS)
J of Virological Methods
AIDS projects, Ministry of Health
ANVUR
AIFA/EMA expert
Scientific responsible of the following research projects
Targeted research (Ministry of Health):
2001-2004
-"Evaluation of the risk of neoplastic progression in women with HPV infection", within the finalized project: "Innovative models of molecular diagnosis of viral infectious syndromes", lead partner 'National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani” – IRCCS of Rome, Conv. n. 100;
-"Molecular analysis of HIV regulatory genes: evolution and correlation between the presence of specific mutations and degree of virulence", within the finalized project: "Molecular epidemiology in infectious diseases", led by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani” – IRCCS of Rome, Conv. n. 101;
2002-2005
-"Study of circulating immune complexes in patients with chronic HCV infection" within the finalized project "HCV steatosis and chronic hepatitis: pathogenetic and metabolic aspects and control strategies of progressive liver disease", conv. 140 leader the National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani” – IRCCS of Rome.
AIDS Projects (Ministry of Health)
2004-2007
‐ “Lymphoid cells carrying proviral DNA. Their pathogenetic importance and as a marker of progression” conv. 40F.69 within the National AIDS Research Program - Ministry of Health, ISS. Project: Etiopathogenesis and immunological and virological studies of HIV/AIDS.
2003-2006
Coordinator and Scientific Responsible of the PRIN Operative Unit
‐ Ministry of Education, University and Research‐ Scientific research programs of relevant national interest, co-financing 2003‐ Medical Sciences‐ Title: Papillomavirus and genital oncogenesis: Prospective and longitudinal study on normal and immunocompromised subjects.
PUBLICATIONS
She is the author of:
n.65 Publications in national and international journals referenced,
no. 18 Chapters in book and monographs
no. 90 Communications at National and International Congresses
