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SPECIAL SIV PRIZE “VIROLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY”. Evaluation committee. Prof. Adriano Aguzzi Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Zurich Prof. Pier Luigi Gambetti Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, USA
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SPECIAL SIV PRIZE “VIROLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY”
Evaluation committee • Prof. Adriano AguzziInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Zurich • Prof. Pier Luigi GambettiInstitute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, USA • Prof. Volker ter MeulenInstitut fur Virologie und Immunobiologie Universitaet Wuerzburg, Germany • Prof. John James SkehelNational Institute for Medical Research Mill Hill, London
Candidates • Arianna Calistri • Anna Vittoria Carluccio • Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski • Daniele Lilleri • Beatrice Mercorelli
Arianna Calistri EDUCATION: • 1992 Diploma di Maturità Classica, Liceo Ginnasio C Marchesi, Padova, Italy • 1997 Laurea in Scienze Biologiche obtained with best marks and honours (110/110 cum laude), University of Padova, Italy, discussing a thesis: “A new in vitro model of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) persistent infection: interactions between HSV-1 and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)”. • 2002 Ph.D. in Microbiological Sciences, University of Genova, Italy, discussing a thesis: “Molecular interactions between herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in CD4+ human T-lymphocytes” RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS: • 1994-1997 Research fellow, University of Padova, Italy • 1997-2001 Ph.D. student, University of Padova, Italy • 1999-2001 Visiting researcher, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA • 2001-2004 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA • 2004-2005 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Histology Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Padova, Italy • 2005- Assistant Professor, Department of Histology Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Padova, Italy
Arianna Calistri is author of 39 publications, 35 in peer review Journals, with a total IF of 175,419 (JCR, ISI, 2010) and a total Science citation index (SCI) of 753
Main research contributions • Identification and functional characterization of retroviral L-domains • Identification of ubiquitin role in viral budding • Identification and characterization of ESCRT proteins involved in viral budding • Characterization of the physiological role of the cellular organelles, MVBs.