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USI immunologist Federica Sallusto elected foreign member of the Accademia dei Lincei
Federica Sallusto, a full professor at USI and group leader at its affiliated Institute for Research in Biomedicine, has been elected a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
Why it matters: The election is an academic honour for USI's Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and the USI-affiliated Institute for Research in Biomedicine, where Sallusto leads a cellular immunology laboratory.
USI reported that Professor Federica Sallusto has been elected a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
According to USI, she was elected to the academy's Class of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, in the category of biological sciences and their applications.
Sallusto leads the Cellular Immunology laboratory at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), which is affiliated to USI, and is a full professor in USI's Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, the university said.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The honour goes to a researcher who holds roles both at USI's Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and at the USI-affiliated IRB, with her membership placed in the academy's biological sciences category.
