Roberto Burioni
Roberto Burioni | |
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| Born | 10 December 1962 Pesaro, Italy |
| Alma mater | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (graduation) University of Genoa (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Medical Doctor, University professor |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Spouse | Annalisa Rossi (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
Roberto Burioni (born 10 December 1962) is an Italian virologist, physician, and academic. A Professor of Microbiology and Virology at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, he runs there a lab developing human monoclonal antibodies against human infectious agents, the study of pathogen-host interplay, and the use of molecular tools in the early diagnosis of infectious diseases. A prominent virologist, Burioni has risen to fame in Italy for his strong stance against the antivaccination movement and has been described as the "most famous virologist in Italy".