Emanuele Montomoli
Emanuele Montomoli is Professor of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the University of Siena. After graduating from the University of Siena with a thesis entitled “Optimizing the Use of MDCK Cell Cultures (Madin Darby Canine Kidney) for the Epidemiological Surveillance of Influenza” in 1997, he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Biochemistry, Specialized in Diagnostics at the University of Siena in 2001. His primary field of interest is focused on vaccination research, particularly in the study of correlates of protection for influenza vaccination. He has conducted multiple clinical trials for the evaluation of immunogenicity and efficacy of many vaccines in Europe and in the rest of the world. Since 2002, he is the Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology at the University of Siena. In addition to the Scientific Advisory Board of VisMederi, he is a member of the Scientific Committee of international organizations such as the WHO Regional Office and the ECDC, and he is an active member of the Scientific Board of the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases. He is the author of over 50 scientific articles with a total Impact Factor of 250, abstracts and other publications in national and international journals.