Human immuno-virology
Guido Poli
Email: poli.guido@hsr.it
Location: DIBIT1, Floor -2
Group Leader, Human Immuno-virology
Full Professor, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
After my graduation as M.D in 1982, I joined the Laboratory of Human Immunology (Head: Alberto Mantovani) at the “Mario Negri” Institute for Pharmacological Research in Milano, Italy in 1983 where we published some of the earlier studies on the role of innate immunity in AIDS, an emerging deadly pandemic caused by HIV. In 1986, I moved to the Laboratory of Immunoregulation (Head: Anthony S. Fauci) at the NIAID, NIH, focusing on the role of cytokines as regulators of HIV latency and replication for which we established some of the earliest in vitro models for which I received the NIH Award of Merit in 1992 and the ESCI Award in 1999. In 1994, I was appointed Head of the AIDS Immunopathogenesis Unit (renamed in 2021 as “Human Immuno-Virology, H.I.V.”) at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milano. In 2002, I became Associate Professor of Pathology at the San Raffaele University School of Medicine in Milano (promoted to Full Professor in 2016) while maintaining the role of research Unit Head. I am or have been Associate Editor/Editorial Board of several scientific journals (PlosOne, AIDS, J. of Immunology, Frontiers series, etc.). Thus far, I have authored or co-authored 244 indexed scientific publications plus additional 40 papers (174 original articles and 110 reviews/book chapters/editorials) collecting 11.993 citations and an h-index of 58 (source: Scopus). I have also co-edited two books on “Human Retroviruses. Methods and Protocols” and “HIV Reservoirs. Methods and Protocols” for Springer Protocols (Humana Press) in 2013 and 2022, respectively.
1982 M.D. degree, University of Ferrara (summa cum laude)
1985 Specialist in Oncology, University of Ferrara (summa cum laude)
1983 Clinical internship, Division of General Medicine, Hospital of Quistello, U.S.S.L. 48 Mantova, Italy
1983-1986 Research fellow, Laboratory of Human Immunology (Head: Dr. Alberto Mantovani), "Mario Negri" Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
1985 Specialist in Pharmacological Research, Department of Education of the Regional Government of Lombardia, “Mario Negri” Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy
1987-1993 Visiting Scientist (Final position), Laboratory of Immunoregulation (Head: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
1994-2020 Head, AIDS Immunopathogenesis Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
Since 2021 Head, H.I.V. (Human Immuno-Virology) Group, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
2002-2015 Associate Professor of Pathology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University School of Medicine, Milano, Italy
Since 2016 Full Professor of Pathology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University School of Medicine, Milano, Italy
Since 2014 Adjunct Professor, Institute of Human Virology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA (https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/poli-guido/)
2008-2017 Coordinator, Basic and Applied Immunology and Oncology Section, International PhD Course in Molecular Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University School of Medicine, Milano, Italy.
Since 2017 President, Bachelor’s Degree (equivalent) Course of Biotechnological Research in Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University School of Medicine, Milano, Italy.
Honors
2011-2012 Co-Chair, Subgroup “Immunological mechanisms and compartments involved”, “TOWARDS AN HIV CURE”: GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY International Working Group (Chair: Francoise Barré-Sinoussi. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. (https://www.iasociety.org/ias-programme/towards-hiv-cure)
Since 2012 Member, Towards an HIV Cure: Industry Collaboration (https://www.iasociety.org/towards-hiv-cure-industry-collaboration-group)
Since 2013 Member, International Collaboration for the Genomics of HIV
Since 2017 Member, College of Reviewers, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (https://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51148.html) & Canadian HIV Cure Enterprise (CanCURE), Scientific Advisory Board (https://www.cancurehiv.org/)
Since 2020 President, Patto Trasversale per la Scienza (https://www.pattoperlascienza.it/)
Awards
1992 NIH Award of Merit
1999 European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) Award