1983 MD University of Turin
1987 Board certification in Microbiology, University of Turin
1992 PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology University la Sapienza, Rome

2013-now Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on TB laboratory strengthening (ITA-98)
2006-now Head of TB Supranational Reference Laboratory at the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
2002-now Head of Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan
1999-2002 Responsible of Molecular Diagnostic and Nosocomial Epidemiology and of Respiratory Infection section at the San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin Italy
1991-1994 Responsible of Molecular Diagnostic and Nosocomial Epidemiology and of Respiratory Infection section at the San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin Italy

2012 Member of Global Laboratory Initiatives
2005 - 2006 WHO consultant for technical support in GF application and negotiation in Albania and Bosnia
2004 Member of the infection control Committee of San Raffaele Hospital
2002 TB Consultant of the World Health Organization
2001 Consultant of the National Committee for TB control, MoH, Italy
2001-2003 Professor of Molecular Bacteriology the School of TSLB, University of Turin, Italy
1999-2000 Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the School of Specialization in Microbiology, University of Turin,Italy

2014-2017 Nominated Member of the Global Drug-resistant TB Initiatives GDI core group
2011-2013 Elected member of the global Green Light Committee (gGLC)
2013 Co-Chair of the WHO-GLI New Diagnostic Working Group (NDWG)
2012 Member of WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis STAG-TB