[WCN21;117;325]

Overview Of Current Global CNS Morbidity in HIV Infection

Claudio Mastroianni

• Full Professor in Infectious Diseases Degree of Specialization in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome PhD in Science of Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome
• Director of Infectious Disease Unit of Sapienza University, AOU Policlinico Umberto 1, Rome
• Chief of Research Laboratory in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome
• Member of Advisory Board of Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
• Member of CTS of Health Minister- AIDS Section Director of Clinical Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases of Policlinico Umberto 1, Rome, Italy
• Director of School of Specialization of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome
• Elected president of Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
• Authors of more than 400 publication in Infectious Diseases
• Principal investigator of Project AIDS from ISS
• Presenting author at several international conferences on infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS (ICAAC, ECCMID, CROI, EACS).

Invited speaker at several national and international symposia Scientific fields:

1. cytokines/chemokines, biomarkers of inflammation and immune activation
2. study of innate and acquired immune response
3. development of strategies for immune-based therapy of HIV infection
4. HIV clinical studies
5. Tuberculosis
6. clinical microbiology of MDR pathogens
7. CNS infections