Roberto Burioni

Roberto Burioni is Full Professor of Microbiology and Virology at San Raffaele University in Milan, where he directs a laboratory dedicated to the development of human monoclonal antibodies and advanced molecular diagnostics. A physician, PhD holder and specialist in Clinical Immunology, he conducted research activities in the United States at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California at San Diego and the Scripps Research Institute.

Alongside his scientific and academic work, he is deeply involved in science communication. He is the author of numerous books, a columnist for the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, and since 2020 has regularly appeared on the television program Che tempo che fa hosted by Fabio Fazio.

He also authors one of the most widely followed Italian scientific newsletters on the Substack platform. In 2025, the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, awarded him the Bronze Medal for Merit in Public Health.