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Alessandra della Torre (AdT) is Full Professor of Parasitology at University SAPIENZA of Rome, where since year 2000 she coordinates the Medical Entomology research group at the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases. Her two main research topics are: 1) bionomics, genomics and surveillance of native
and invasive mosquito species in temperate regions and the translation of research results for improved monitoring and control; 2) genomics of Afrotropical malaria vectors, with particular reference to the incipient speciation process ongoing within the Anopheles gambiae complex and of its effects on malaria
epidemiology. AdT’s overall scientific production consists in 164 research articles (cited in 6,300 documents), 4 book chapters and 30 invitations of which as Keynote speaker at international meetings. AdT’s has a large experience in coordination and participation to national and international (EU, WHO, NIH-
USA) research projects. In 2018-2023 she coordinated the EC-H2020 funded "Aedes Invasive Mosquitoes (AIM) COST Action(CA17108)", the largest network on mosquitoes in Europe. Since 2023 she coordinates the Research Node on Arthropod Vectors and Arthropod-transmitted Diseases of the INF-ACT project (MUR PNRR Extended Partnership initiative on Emerging Infectious Diseases), which gathers all Italian Research and Public Health Institution working on the topic.