More than 200 people representing some 30 nationalities work in the laboratories in Trieste, which cover an area of approx. 8000 sq metres. The ICGEB Trieste Component provides a scientific and educational environment of the highest standard and is fully equipped to undertake modern molecular and cellular biology research. Currently, 18 Research Groups operate out of ICGEB Trieste. Scientific activity at the Labs focus on advanced projects in current biomedical research.
Research programmes include basic science projects such as control of gene expression, DNA replication, DNA repair and RNA processing; studies on human viruses such as HIV, HPV and rotavirus, molecular immunology, neurobiology, molecular genetics, experimental haematology and human gene therapy. The research programmes of each Group are periodically evaluated through site visits involving international panels of scientists with specific expertise in the respective fields, whose recommendations are reported to the ICGEB Scientific Council. The research activities of the ICGEB Trieste laboratories are also supported by a large number of grants awarded from various international funding agencies.
AREA Science Park
Padriciano 99
34149 Trieste, ITALY
Tel: +39-040-37571
Fax: +39-040-226555
icgeb@icgeb.org
Personnel
Director-General
Lawrence Banks, PhD
Director-General, ICGEB
Head, Tumour Virology Group
Tel: +39-040-3757328, Fax: +39-040-3757380
E-mail: Director.General@icgeb.org
PEC Struttura: directorgeneral@pec.icgeb.org
Raffaella Agosti, Personal Assistant to the Director-General
Marella Prata, Senior Administrative Assistant & Graphic Design Manager
Advisers to the Director-General
Mauro Giacca, Senior Advisor to the Director-General
Andrew Ingram, Internal Auditor
Giorgio Rosso Cicogna, Senior Advisor to the Director-General
Giusto Sciarabba, Senior Advisor to the Director-General
Luciana Zanier
Senior Advisor to the Director-General
Tel: +39-040-3757327, Fax: +39-040-3757380
E-mail: luciana.zanier@icgeb.org
External Relations
Marianna Maculan, Chief, External Relations
Tel: +39-040-3757216, Fax: +39-040-3757380
E-mail: maculan@icgeb.org
governance@icgeb.org
Suzanne Kerbavcic, Head, Communications & Outreach
Tel: +39-040-3757315, Fax: +39-040-3757380
E-mail: kerbav@icgeb.org
Dadiana Chiran, Junior Consultant, External Relations
Fundraising, TT & Innovation
Martina Viviani, Fundraising, Technology Transfer & Innovation Officer
Tel: +39-040-3757365, Fax: +39-040-226555
E-mail: vivian@icgeb.org
Simona Russo, Knowledge Transfer Manager
Scientific Coordination
Lawrence Banks, Director-General
Group Leader, Tumour Virology
Tel: +39-040-3757328, Fax: +39-040-226555
E-mail: banks@icgeb.org
Legal & Administration
Maria Luisa Fichera, Chief, Legal & Administration
Tel: +39-040-3757345, Fax: +39-040-3757363
E-mail: fichera@icgeb.org
Chiara Garbero, Administrative Assistant
E-mail: garbero@icgeb.org
ICGEB Research Grants – CRP
& Fellowships
Barbara Argenti, Head, CRP & Fellowship Programmes
Tel: +39-040-3757382, Fax: +39-040-226555
E-mail: bargenti@icgeb.org
Sandra Nigris, Programme Clerk
Meetings & Courses
Elisabetta Lippolis Calci, Head, Meetings & Courses
Tel: +39-040-3757332, Fax: +39-040-226555
E-mail: lippolis@icgeb.org
Chiara Alberti, Programme Assistant
Giorgia Danelon, Programme Clerk
Financial Services
Sanjay Pahwa, Chief, Budget Unit
Accounts
Barbara Steffe’ Busdon, Senior Accountant & Head, Accounts Unit ad interim
Barbara Leggieri, Accounts Assistant
Lisa Sessi, Accounts Assistant
Alessia Moimas, Accounts Assistant
Marianna Saccà, Accounts Clerk
External Funds Administration
Claudia La Macchia, Head, External Funds Administration
HR & Personnel
Françoise Misiti, Social Security Expert
Ivana Bocci, HR & Personnel Assistant
Tiziana Feriani, HR & Personnel Assistant
Barbara Tamaro, HR & Personnel Assistant
Désirée Tomaselli, HR & Personnel Assistant
Procurement
Nerina Brandolin, Head, Procurement Unit
Linda Casseler, Procurement Assistant
Chiara Villanovich, Procurement Assistant
Antonio Tommasini, Administrative Clerk
Maristella Coglievina, Technician
IT Service
Roberto Cultrara
Head, IT
Fabio Bonaccorso, IT Assistant
Diego Soldano,
IT Assistant
Safety & Technical Services
Willy Doz, Head, Technical Services
Marco Vegliach, Safety Assistant
Nadia Cendach, Administrative Assistant
Mirella Dell’Oste, Technician
Fabiana Leuz, Technician
Dario Pippan, Technician
Pietro Tercon, Technician
Patrizia Zori, Technician
BioExperimentation Facility
Willy De Mattia, Head, BioExperimentation Facility
Stefano Artico, Technician
Piero Demarchi, Technician
Eleonora Rinaldi, Technician
Scientific Faculty
Bacteriology
Vittorio Venturi
Biotechnology Development
Natasa Skoko
Biosafety
Wendy Craig
Cardiovascular Biology
Serena Zacchigna (on Sp.L)
Cellular Immunology
Federica Benvenuti
Human Molecular Genetics
Franco Pagani
Industrial Biotechnology
Giuliano Degrassi
Molecular Cardiology
Francesco Loffredo
Molecular Hematology
Dimitar Efremov
Molecular Immunology
Oscar Burrone
Molecular Medicine
Mauro Giacca
Molecular Pathology
Emanuele Buratti
Molecular Virology
Alessandro Marcello
Mouse Molecular Genetics
Andrés F. Muro
Neurobiology
Fabian Feiguin
Protein Networks
Michael P. Myers
RNA Biology
Marco Baralle
Tumour Virology
Lawrence Banks