Proietti Lab | The Integrative ImmunoResearch Lab

Current positions

- Professor (W1), Genetics of Immune Dysregulation, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology MHH Hannover Medical School

- Head of the Genetic and Genomic Research Unit, Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg

- Group leader Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg

Professional career

Since 2020 Professor (W1), Genetic of Immunedysregulation, MHH Hannover, Germany
Since 2017 Head of the Genetic and Genomic Research Unit, Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg.
Research focus: the unit acts as a link between clinical and experimental immunologists with the aim of transferring genetic findings into clinic.
Since 2017 Group leader: Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg.
Research focus: genetic and immune-dysregulation.
2015-2017 Scientist, CCI, Uniklinik Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany).
Research focus: genetic and immune-dysregulation.
2010-2015 Postdoc, Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Research focus: purinergic signaling and immune response.
2007-2010 Clinician, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Italy.
PhD in clinical and experimental Immunology, Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, Italy.
Clinical activity: diagnosis, treatment and care of individuals with autoimmune diseases (e.g. systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis) and primary immunodeficiencies.
Research activity: purinergic signaling and immune response.
2001-2006 Residency in Internal Medicine, department of internal medicine and clinical immunology unit, University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
Clinical training: diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with complex and multisystem disorders, with particular focus on autoimmune diseases.
Research activity: endothelial dysfunction in systemic sclerosis.

Academic qualifications & education

2010: PhD Clinical and Experimental Immunology, University of Genova, Italy

2006: Board Certification in internal Medicine, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

2001: Medical degree, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

1996-2001: Medical studies, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

1999-2001: Clinical Immunology and Allergology Unit, University of Rome “La Sapienza”