Bruno Mariani

Bruno Mariani is a researcher and academic affiliated with the Microbiology and Virology Laboratory at A.O. San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital in Rome, Italy, and holds an academic position at Sapienza University of Rome. His work focuses on clinical microbiology, antibiotic resistance, and infectious diseases, with a strong emphasis on epidemiological surveillance and diagnostic methods. He contributes to national initiatives like the ISS Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Project and has developed protocols for infection diagnosis and management.

Education:

• Biology Degree (103/110) from Sapienza University
• Medical Genetics Specialization (70/70 cum laude)

Research Interests: Molecular diagnostics for bacterial/fungal pathogens, antibiotic resistance mechanisms, sepsis diagnosis, and epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections. He has led initiatives like creating an antimicrobial resistance database and implementing molecular tests for carbapenemase-producing bacteria.

Teaching: Lecturer for microbiology, hygiene, and clinical lab techniques at Sapienza University across multiple biomedical programs since 2015. Supervises student theses in laboratory medicine and dietetics.

Labs/Teams: Leads microbiology research within the San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital lab, collaborating on projects like the Accelerate Pheno Test implementation for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing.