Lawrence Banks received his Degree in Science in 1981 and his
He is Editor of the Journal of Virology, FEBS Journal, Papillomavirus Research, PLoS One, Frontiers Cellular Infection and Microbiology and is on the Editorial Boards of Antiviral Therapy, Virus Research and Biological Chemistry. Since 2017 he has been running Awareness Workshops in Academic Institutions across the ICGEB constituency and has organised over 15 major international workshops on Human Papillomavirus, Molecular Biology of Leishmania and DNA Tumor Viruses.
He has served on Grant Review and PhD Examination Committees of numerous scientific organisations in Italy and abroad, including the Human Frontiers Science Program, DKFZ, and WHO IARC, and is Research Degree Coordinator in Italy for the Open University UK. His current research interest focuses on Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs), the causative agents of a number of human tumours, including cervical cancer, which is a major cause of cancer-related death in women in many parts of the developing world.
His research activity is funded internationally through grants from public and private bodies, including the “Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro” AIRC and the Wellcome Trust. He has published over 220 papers in peer-reviewed, international journals.
During his mandate he will focus on continuing to drive the Organisation’s transparent managerial structure, expanding interaction in the biotech sector in ICGEB Member States, advancing scientific research of the laboratories in Trieste, New Delhi and Cape Town and contributing to advanced education of young scientists to promote science and technology-intensive solutions to improve the quality of life.
Research Activity
Molecular biology of Human Papillomaviruses: virus entry pathways and induction of malignancy
Biographical information
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Writing from India
My visit to the New Delhi Component in December 2019 was a wonderful opportunity to also meet with the ICGEB students. This month has also seen the establishment of the first ICGEB Regional Research Centre – in China.
From ICGEB Headquarters
Min. Fabrizio Nicoletti, Principal Director, Innovation & Research, MAECI, Italy, was in Trieste with Lawrence Banks in October 2019.
Writing from Kenya
In the first month of his mandate, Lawrence Banks was at National Science Week in Nairobi, and holding an ICGEB Awareness Workshop.