LORETTA TUOSTO

Part I – General Information

Full Name Loretta Tuosto
Date of Birth 06/08/1966
Place of Birth Rome
Citizenship Italian
Permanent Address Via Valdinievole 109, 00141 Rome
Mobile Phone Number 3931624378
E-mail loretta.tuosto@uniroma1.it
Spoken Languages Italian, English

Part II – Education

Type Year Institution Notes (Degree, Experience,…)
University graduation 1991 Sapienza University of Rome Master Degree cum Laude in Biological Sciences. Thesis “ Effetto immunopotenziante del tripeptide POL 509 e suo ruolo nella presentazione antigenica”.
Pre-doctorate training 1994-1996 Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Research fellowship for HIV (Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
PhD 1996 University of Naples “Federico II” PhD in Biology and Molecular and Cellular Pathology. Thesis: Analisi dei meccanismi molecolari che regolano la deplezione dei linfociti T CD4+ indotta dalla gp120 e loro ruolo nella patologia dell’infezione HIV”.
Post-doctorate training 1996-1998 Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Foundation pour la Recherche Medicale (FRM)
Post-doctorate training 1998-1999 Department of Cellular Biology and Development, Sapienza University Fellowship by Istituto Pasteur Italia – Fondazione cenci Bolognetti
ASN 2014-2025 MIUR-ANVUR ASN Full Professor (I Fascia), SC 05/B2 – Anatomia Comparata e Citologia
ASN 2014-2025 MIUR-ANVUR ASN Full Professor (I Fascia), SC 05/F1 – Biologia Applicata
ASN 2022-2033 MIUR-ANVUR ASN Full Professor (I Fascia), SC 06/A2 – Patologia generale e Patologia Clinica – MED/04

Part III – Appointments

IIIA – Academic Appointments

Start End Institution Position
2000 2002 Department of Cellular Biology and Development Sapienza University of Rome Research contract
2002 2003 Department of Cellular Biology and Development, Sapienza University Assegno di ricerca
2004 2012 Department of Biology and Biotechnologies Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome Assistant Professor, SC 06/A2, SSD MED/04 – General Pathology
2006 present Sapienza University of Rome Member of the Academic Board of the PhD Program in “Biologia cellulare e dello Sviluppo”
2014 2014 University of Rome Tor Vergata Member of the Commission for the release of the PhD title in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” (XXVI cycle)
2012 present Department of Biology and Biotechnologies Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome Associate Professor, SC 06/A2, SSD MED/04 – General Pathology
2018 2018 University of Rome Tor Vergata Member of the Commission for the release of the PhD title in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” (XXXI cycle)
2021 2024 Sapienza University of Rome Co-organizer of the CIVIS - Cancer and Immunology Blended Mobility Network - Cancer and Immunology Institute (AMU)
2021 2024 Sapienza University of Rome Member of the “Giunta di Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie Charles Darwin”
2023 2025 Sapienza University of Rome Member of the “Giunta di Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali”

IIIB – Other Appointments

Start End Institution Position
1994 1998 Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Pre- and Post-doctorate fellowships (ISS, FRM)
2004 present Department of Biology and biotechnologies Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome Team leader of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology
2004 2024 Sapienza University of Rome Tutor activity of bachelor students (>30), master students (>20) and PhD students (5).

IIIC – Third Mission and Technology Transfer

Year Activity Institution
2011 Stage “Orientamento e Formativo” for High School students Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti

2016 ANSA interview (press release) “Anticorpi sintetici al veleno di serpente: prime applicazioni della vita artificiale”

2017 WIRED interview (press release) “Hiv, un nuovo anticorpo attacca il 99% dei ceppi del virus”

2018 Stage CusMiBio “Una settimana da Ricercatore” for High School students Sapienza University

2022 FANPAGE interview (press release) “Peste suina: rischi e pericoli del virus che infetta per anni anche se carni e salumi vengono cotti”