Rino Rappuoli

Rino Rappuoli is an Italian immunologist, microbiologist, and physician born in Radicofani in 1952. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Siena and speaks Italian and English. His professional career includes roles as a university teacher at Harvard University, Imperial College London, GSK, and Novartis.

Rappuoli has received the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, the Feltrinelli Prize, the Canada Gairdner International Award, and the European Inventor Award. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the European Molecular Biology Organization, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Society.

His work focuses on immunology, cell biology, genomics, and vaccines. Notable publications include *Human Challenge Studies for Vaccine Development*, *Guidebook to Protein Toxins and Their Use in Cell Biology*, *Vaccine Book*, *Vaccines in the Global ERA*, and *Three Dimensional Human Organotypic Models for Biomedical Research*.