Prof. Dr. Federica Sallusto
Prof. Dr. Federica Sallusto
Full Professor at the Department of Biology
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Additional information
Research area
Professor Sallustp's research focuses on the human immune system to address fundamental questions in the context of the immune response to different classes of antigens, such as microbial pathogens, allergens or self-antigens, to gain insights into mechanisms that induce host protection or immune-mediated pathology.
Federica Sallusto received the degree of Doctor in Biology from the University of Rome in 1988, and performed postdoctoral work at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome and at the Basel Institute for Immunology, where she was a member from 1997 to 2000. Since 2000 she is Group leader of the Cellular Immunology Laboratory at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Bellinzona where she has also established the Center of Medical Immunology. Since 2017, she is Full Professor in Medical Immunology at the ETH Zurich and at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI).
Membership
| Since | Membership |
|---|---|
| 2022 | U.S. National Academy of Sciences |
| 2017 | International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS) |
| 2014 | American Association of Immunologists (AAI) |
| 2012 | Academia-Net |
| 2011 | European Academy of Tumor Immunology |
| 2011 | European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) |
| 2009 | German National Academy of Science Leopoldina |
| 2007 | Henry Kunkel Society |
| 2001 | European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) |
| 2000 | Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI) |
| 1989 | Italian Society of Immunology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology (SIICA) |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Doctor honoris causa, Faculty of Science and Medicine of the University of Fribourg |
| 2019 | Honorary member, Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI) |
| 2019 | Prize “I Numeri Uno” Camera di Commercio Italiana in Svizzera (CCIS) |
| 2019 | Prize “I Numeri Uno” Camera di Commercio Italiana in Svizzera (CCIS) |
| 2010 | Science Award from the Foundation for Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| 2009 | Behring Lecture Prize |
| 1999 | Pharmacia Research Foundation Award |
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2025
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 551-0396-01L | Immunology |
| 551-1118-00L | Cutting Edge Topics: Immunology and Infection Biology II |