Valentina Mangano Email and Phone Number

I have graduated cum laude in Biological Sciences at the University of Rome La Sapienza (2004), then obtained a PhD in Immunology at Stockholm University (2008) and a MSc in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2014). I have been a research fellow at the Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease at University of Rome La Sapienza for several years (2009-2015), and later I have joined the Department of Translational Research in Medicine and Surgery at University of Pisa, where I am currently Associate Professor of Parasitology. My main research interests are the epidemiology and control of malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, medical diagnostic parasitology, and global health. Fundamental research investigates determinants of immunity to malaria in human populations, and the evolution of drug resistance and diagnosis escape in malaria parasites, using molecular methods and bioinformatic analysis. Operational research is aimed at improving the quality and access to malaria diagnostic, preventive and curative services in endemic countries, and at integrating malaria and NTDs control. I have 20 years experience in collaborating with international networks (MalariaGEN, EVIMalaR), different institutions in endemic countries (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, South Sudan) and NGOs (Doctors with Africa CUAMM).