Faculty, Hospital and Administrative Appointments:

Bruno Dallapiccola, M.D, is full professor in Medical Genetics and Director of the Postgraduate School of Medical Genetics at “La Sapienza” University, Rome. He is the Scientific Director of the Mendel Institute, Rome and the research Hospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. He is responsible and coordinator of ORPHANET-ITALIA project, a European database of services on rare diseases and orphan drugs funded by the European Commission. He is an expert in Genetics at the “Consiglio Superiore di Sanità” (higher Cabinet of the Italian Ministry of Health), member of the National Committee on Bioethics. He has been appointed by the Italian Ministry of Health expert in the field of rare diseases regarding the projects of cooperation included in the memorandum-agreement between the Italian Ministry of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America. Appointed Director of the Service of Medical Genetics – “Umberto I” General Hospital – “La Sapienza” University, Rome. Since 1985, he is coordinating the survey of the genetic diagnostic laboratories and genetic counselling services in Italy, on behalf of the Italian Society of Medical and Human Genetics. 

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Research activity:

Responsible for numerous on-going research projects funded by the Italian Ministry of Health, Italian Ministry of University and Education, European commission and other organizations involving the understanding of the molecular basis of rare diseases, with specific contributions to cytogenetics, and mapping and cloning of human genes.

Honors and awards:

Has received 20 scientific awards.

Publications:

Author and co-author of 673 papers on international peer reviewed journals and 14 monographic works. His contributions have been quoted under more than 130 entries in the on line catalog Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM).

Memberships in professional societies:

Past President of the Italian Society of medical Cytogenetics (ACIM), the Italian Society of medical Genetics (AIGM), the Italian Society of Human Genetics (SIGU), the Italian Federation for the Study of Inherited Diseases (FISME), Member of the Executive Board of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), Member of numerous scientific committees within important professional and scientific associations and foundations.