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LUISA BARZON
Position
Professoressa Associata
Address
VIA A. GABELLI, 63 - PADOVA
Telephone
0498218946
Education
1995 – Master degree in Medicine and Surgery – University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
2000 – Specialty degree in Endocrinology and Metabolism - University of Padova.
2006 - Specialty degree in Microbiology and Virology - University of Padova.
Current positions
2008 – present: Associate Professor in Biotechnology and Methods in Laboratory Medicine (SSD MED/46) - Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova.
2002 – present: Medical Director, Microbiology and Virology Unit, Padova University Hospital.
2016 – present: High Specialty in Molecular Diagnostics, Microbiology and Virology Unit, Padova University Hospital.
2020 - present: Member of the Management Team, EVD-LabNet, ECDC.
2020 - present: Member of the Arbovirosis Task Force, Veneto Region, Italy.
Previous positions
2002 – 2008: Assistant Professor in Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology (SSD MED/07), University of Padova.
2007 - 2015: Head of the Molecular Diagnostics Section, Microbiology and Virology Unit, Padova University Hospital.
National Academic Qualification
2012 – National Academic Qualification for Full Professor in Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology (SSD MED/07) and in Biotechnology and Methods in Laboratory Medicine (SSD MED/46) (SC 06/A3)
2016 - National Academic Qualification in SC 06/A3 for Full Professor in Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology (SSD MED/07) and in SC 06/N1 for Full Professor in TECHNOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN MEDICINE AND NURSING SCIENCES (Biotechnology and Methods in Laboratory Medicine (SSD MED/46)
Teaching activities
From year 2002 to present – Professor of several courses on Microbiology and virology, Biotechnology, and Laboratory methods (SSD MED/07 and MED/46) for the Master Degree courses of Medicine, Medical Biotechnologies, Biomedical Laboratory Technology, Bioengineering and the Specialty Degree courses on Microbiology and Virology, Clinical Pathology and Biochemistry, Medical Oncology.
From year 2006 to 2013 – Member of the Board of Professors of the PhD course Biomedicine.
From year 2014 to present - Member of the Board of Professors of the PhD course Molecular Medicine.
Memberships of scientific societies
Società Italiana di Virologia-Italian Society for Virology (SIV-ISV), Associazione Microbiologi Clinici Italiani (AMCLI), European Society for Virology (ESV), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID); ARbovirology European Society (ARES, founding member).
Awards
2001 - "A. Minich" Award from the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venice, Italy for the contribution in biomedical research; 1999 – Italian Society for Endocrinology award for research on adrenal tumors; 1999 – Italian Society for Endocrinology award for research on gene therapy of thyroid cancer.
Research topics
Emerging vector-borne viral infections; virus-related cancers; virus-host interactions; modelling viral infections; innovative molecular methods to infectious disease diagnosis.
Research Grants: PI of research grants from University of Padova; Italian Ministry of University and Research; Italian Ministry of Health; EU (Horizon2020, Horizon Europe, HERA); ECDC.
Editorial board member: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism; Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery; International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Frontiers in Virology, npg Viruses.
Author of >250 full articles in peer-reviewed journals, >9500 citations, H-index = 48 (Scopus).
Notices
Office hours
at Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare, via A. Gabelli 63, 35121 Padova
Dal lunedì al venerdì, previo appuntamento telefonico o via email.
Teachings
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2024 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2024 (MEN1036440)
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2023 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2023 (MEN1036440)
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2022 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2022 (MEN1036440)
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2021 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2021 (MEN1036440)
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2020 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2020 (MEN1036440)
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2019 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2019 (MEN1036440)
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2018 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2018 (MEN1036440)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2018 (MEP4069165)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2018 (MEP4069165)
- MICROBIOLOGY, AA 2017 (MEP5071038)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2017 (MEN1036440)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2017 (MEP3057760)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2017 (MEP3057760)
- MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2016 (INO2043562)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2016 (MEN1036440)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2016 (MEP4062564)
- MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2015 (INO2043562)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2015 (MEN1036440)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- REGENERATIVE CELL THERAPY (MOD. PUBLIC HEALTH), AA 2015 (MEP4062564)
- MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2014 (INO2043562)
- NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY, AA 2014 (MEN1037494)
- NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY, AA 2014 (MEN1037494)
- NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY, AA 2014 (MEN1037494)
- NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY, AA 2014 (MEN1037494)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2014 (MEN1036440)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2014 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2014 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2014 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2014 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2013 (INO2043562)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2013 (MEN1036440)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2013 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2013 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2013 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AA 2013 (MEO2047295)
- MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2012 (INO2043562)
- MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2012 (MEM0015824)
- MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2012 (MEM0015824)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2012 (MEN1036440)
- MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGIES, AA 2011 (MEM0015824)
- SCIENCE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, AA 2011 (MEN1036440)
Publications
Author of over 250 peer-reviewed international journal papers (H-index: 48; over 9500 total citations, source Scopus).
PubMed link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=barzon+l&sort=date
Research Area
Emerging vector-borne viral infections; virus-related cancers; virus-host interactions; modelling viral infections; innovative molecular methods to infectious disease diagnosis.
Research Grants (ongoing):
VEO (Horizon2020): Versatile Emerging Infectious Disease Observatory
DURABLE (EU HERA): Delivering a Unified Research Alliance of Biomedical and public health Laboratories against Epidemics
INF-ACT (NextGeneration EU): One Health Basic and Translational Actions Addressing Unmet Needs on Emerging Infectious Diseases
PREPARE-TID (Horizon Europe): Pipeline for Rapid Diagnostics of Emergency Transboundary Infectious Diseases
YELLOW4FLAVI (Horizon Europe): Deconstructing the protective immunity of yellow fever virus 17D to inform flavivirus vaccine design
PRIN PNRR 2022: Investigation on the increased neuropathogenicity of West Nile Virus and Toscana Virus, currently circulating in Italy
PRIN PNRR 2022: Systems vaccinology and innovative immunological approaches to investigate the impact of biological sex on COVID-19 mRNA vaccine immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety.
RiPREI ISS: Gaining insight into COVID-19 neuropathogenesis: a closer look to SARS-CoV-2 infection and driven neuroinflammation in the neuron/microglia axis
Thesis proposals
Topics:
- Investigation of genotype-phenotype correlates of infectious disease and viral pathogenes.
- Investigation of host-pathogen interactions.
- One Health surveillance of emerging infectious diseases.
- Development of neur diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases.
- Discovery of biomarkers of emerging infectious diseases.
Research Grants (ongoing):
VEO: Versatile Emerging Infectious Disease Observatory
DURABLE: Delivering a Unified Research Alliance of Biomedical and public health Laboratories against Epidemics
INF-ACT: One Health Basic and Translational Actions Addressing Unmet Needs on Emerging Infectious Diseases
PREPARE-TID: Pipeline for Rapid Diagnostics of Emergency Transboundary Infectious Diseases
YELLOW4FLAVI: Deconstructing the protective immunity of yellow fever virus 17D to inform flavivirus vaccine design
PRIN PNRR 2022: Investigation on the increased neuropathogenicity of West Nile Virus and Toscana Virus, currently circulating in Italy
PRIN PNRR 2022: Systems vaccinology and innovative immunological approaches to investigate the impact of biological sex on COVID-19 mRNA vaccine immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety.
RiPREI ISS: Gaining insight into COVID-19 neuropathogenesis: a closer look to SARS-CoV-2 infection and driven neuroinflammation in the neuron/microglia axis
