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Doctor Alessandro Aiuti is Head of the Pediatric Immunohaematology Unit at the San Raffaele Research Hospital in Milan. He is University Professor, researcher in haematology, immunology and paediatrics, particularly in primary immunodeficiencies and gene therapy for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency due to the lack of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA-SCID) and Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome. Work experience Since 2014 — Head of Pediatric Immunohematology Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Since 2011 — Head, Pediatric Clinical Research Unit, SR-Tiget Since 2009 — Coordinator of clinical research, SR-Tiget Since 2007 — Head of Unit on “Pathogenesis and gene therapy of ADA-SCID” at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele 2007-2014 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” 2003-2007 — Head of Research Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele 2000-2014 — Hematologist, Pediatric Clinical Research Unit (SR-Tiget) and Pediatric Immunohematology at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele 2000-2007 — Research Scientist at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele 1997-2000 — Research Scientist at Telethon Foundation. Education 1998 — Medical Faculty at University of Milan — Degree in Hematology 1996 — Medical Faculty at University of Rome — Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology 1990 — Medical Faculty at University of Rome — Degree in general medicine. Teaching activity Since 2014 — Associate Professor of Pediatrics Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele. Scientific activities Has written oven 180 publications. Provides research and clinical trials in gene therapy in cooperation with the European Union, Telethon Foundation, the Italian Ministry of Education University and Research, Italian Ministry of Health, Fondazione Roma. Awards 2014 — National Award “Cultura della Solidarietà” for an outstanding scientific research 2010 — Award from AACS of Rome – Special Mention “Heart of Rome” 2004 — JOUAN Biotherapy Award for the best clinical research project 2003 — Young Investigator Award by the American Society of Gene Therapy 1991 — Award from the Istituto Pasteur Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, for the best experimental thesis on basic sciences in year 1989 — Award from the University of Rome and the Fondazione Sigma Tau for the best research work on basic sciences.

After receiving his Medical Degree, Board Certification in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and PhD in Basic and Applied Immunology, Dr. Della Torre worked for 3 years in the United States at the “Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard Medical School” in Boston. Thanks to a Cariplo Foundation research grant, Dr. Della Torre returned to Italy in 2018 and established his lab within the Division of Genetic and Cell Biology of San Raffale Hospital (Milan, Italy). Dr. Della Torre is now Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Senior Consultant at the Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy, and Rare Disease (UnIRAR) of San Raffaele Hospital. Dr. Della Torre authored more than 100 scientific publications on international peer-reviewed journals and achieved prestigious awards such as the Collegio Ghislieri and the Cariplo Foundation awards for young researchers, the TRIDEO award, the MyFirst AIRC research grant, and the Career Research Grant Award from the FOREUM Foundation. With his seminal works Dr. Della Torre contributed to the characterization of a novel autoimmune disease known as “IgG4-related disease” and is currently considered “World Expert of IgG4-related disease” by the prestigious Expertscape platform. Dr. Della Torre is the Disease Coordinator of the IgG4-related disease European working group of the European Reference Network (ERN) on Rare Connective Tissue and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ReCONNET). Up to September 2022, his scientific publications received more than 6000 citations with an H-index of 35. Dr. Della Torre presented his studies in different national and international immune-rheumatologic congresses, organized a number of scientific meetings, and co-authored 10 medical books. He presently serves as reviewer for more than 50 peer-reviewed journals and as associated editor for three international scientific journals. Dr. Della Torre is a Head of the:IgG4-Related Disease ClinicAutoimmune pancreatitis ClinicRetroperitoneal Fibrosis Clinic at San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy)