CARLO COGONI

Present position:
Associate Professor, Facoltà di Farmacia e Medicina, Università di Roma “Sapienza”.

Education and academic appointments:
1991. University of Rome, Doctoral degree in Biological Sciences
1992-1995, Enichem National Program on Advanced Biotechnologies Fellowship. 1
1995-1997. "Research Assistant" London Royal Holloway University
1997-2000. Research Associate at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
2000-2004. Assistant Professor of Applied Biology at the University of Rome
2004-present. Associate Professor of Applied Biology at the University of Rome

Awards and honors:
1997. D. David Perkins Scholarship Award, Fungal Genetics Community on the recommendation of Neurospora Policy Committee.
2000. Award CIB (Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Biotecnologie) to young investigators
2000. Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
2002. Gold Medal of ‘Le Scienze’ for biotechnology
2002. Medal of the President of Republic of Italy
2003. Chiara d’Onofrio Prize For Biological Sciences- a prize awarded each year to an italian investigator under 42 who has made important contributions in Biological Sciences.
2006. Beadle and Tatum award