Marialuisa Lavitrano is full professor of Pathology, director of Molecular Medicine Unit and of the Executive Masters’ in Management of Research Infrastructures at Milano-Bicocca University. As vice-rector for International Affairs [2006-2013], she was responsible for the international teaching and research activities and coordinated Faculty, Staff and Students training and mobility. Prof. Lavitrano is member of Research and Health Ministries joint Commission for strategic planning.

Over the years, she contributed to the international strategies of the Ministries of Research and of Health and coordinated the Italian participation in the BioMedical Sciences ESFRI roadmap. Prof. Lavitrano participated in the preparatory phase of BBMRI, ECRIN and EATRIS as Italian Member State representative and in 2013 she was appointed BBMRI.it (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure - Italy) Node-Director. Prof. Lavitrano has a long-standing experience in managing R&D projects with leading roles in 11 European funded projects within H2020 and Horizon programs, 9 of which related to research infrastructures. Prof. Lavitrano is the coordinator in the H2020 RItrainPlus project, GA: 101008503.  Moreover, she is interested in the bioethical aspects of science and research and participated at Bio-ethic Commissions of the Council of Europe, of the Vatican, and of the Italian government. In December 2020 prof. Lavitrano has been elected in the board of eight directors of the EOSC Association and has been nominated vice-president.

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