{"id":666,"date":"2019-05-22T14:03:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T12:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/?page_id=666"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:21:34","slug":"malattie-tropicali-laboratorio-malattie-tropicali-e-microbiologia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/irccs\/malattie-tropicali-laboratorio-malattie-tropicali-e-microbiologia\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS) for Infectious and Tropical Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106546&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\">What is IRCCS?<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS) i<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">s <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">an excellent hospital which pursues research purposes, mainly clinic and translatory, in the biomedical field. Indeed, one of the most relevant aims of IRCCS is to ensure a <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>direct consequence on patient care<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> in order to ease the prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">With the Decree 23<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> May 2018 (published on the Italian Official Journal on 19<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> June 2018) the Italian Health Ministry recognized the Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital as Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS) for the Infectious and Tropical Diseases, the only one to have obtained the recognition also for tropical diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/irccsnegrar_dm23maggio2018_Area_Ricerca.pdf\">Decreto 23 maggio 2018: Riconoscimento del carattere scientifico all&#8217;Ospedale di <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/irccsnegrar_dm23maggio2018_Area_Ricerca.pdf\">Negrar<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Allegato-1.pdf\">Decreto 27 luglio 2021: Conferma riconoscimento del carattere scientifico all&#8217;Ospedale di Negrar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">On 13<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> September 2018 the Directorate of Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital appointed the members of IRCCS Infectious and Tropical Diseases\u2019 Technical Scientific Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/COMITATO-TECNICO-SCIENTIFICO-2022-2.pdf\">Technical Scientific Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Offices<\/h2>\n<h5>SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORATE<\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151418 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gobbi-per-sito_02-894x1024-1-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gobbi-per-sito_02-894x1024-1-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gobbi-per-sito_02-894x1024-1-768x880.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gobbi-per-sito_02-894x1024-1-350x401.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gobbi-per-sito_02-894x1024-1.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/>Scientific Director<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Federico Gobbi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\">The Scientific Directorate, helped by the Scientific Secretariat and Grant Office, Technology Transfer referent and Library, manages and coordinates the technical-scientific and organizational aspects of scientific research activities, fostering the inventive research within the Hospital.<\/p>\n<h5>SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT AND GRANT OFFICE<\/h5>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-75184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zocca_022-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zocca_022-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zocca_022-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zocca_022-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zocca_022-1400x1536.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zocca_022-1867x2048.jpg 1867w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zocca_022-scaled.jpg 2333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151421 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/silvia-Merlo-1024x682-2-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/silvia-Merlo-1024x682-2-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/silvia-Merlo-1024x682-2-350x364.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/silvia-Merlo-1024x682-2.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>\u00a0 Laura Zocca &#8211; Silvia Merlo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\">This office is part of Scientific Directorate, supports the researchers in scouting of funding calls and administrative practice for research. Furthermore, it deals with management and economic account rendering for research projects complying with various deadlines imposed by specific calls. It maintains relations with the Italian Health Ministry and manages the account rendering of current research and scientific production, in collaboration with the Scientific Library. Finally it also manages the Technical Scientific Committee activities. Contacts: Tel. (+39) 0456014851\/0456013489 email <em>segreteriascientificairccs@sacrocuore.it<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER<\/h5>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-75172 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pomari_02-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Dr Elena Pomari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">This office is part of Scientific Directorate, supports the researchers in transferring the knowledges from laboratory to market, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">presenting itself as interface between the Institute scientific research and the business world, in view of favoring the synergies. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Assisted by a legal office specialized in protection of intellectual property, it assesses the project proposals in terms of innovation and international competitiveness, identifying the requirements to file a patent and offering support to researcher for the technology transfer. Contacts: Tel. (+39) 0456013111\/0456013095 email <em>trasferimentotecnologico@sacrocuore.it<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-76914 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PHOTO-2021-03-31-16-14-23-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> Andrea Fittipaldo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\">The Scientific Library is part of Bibliosan network of Italian Biomedical Research institutions and is working since the IRCCS recognition. It supports the researchers in searching for the scientific documentation, developing systematic review and collaborates with the Scientific Secretariat. Furthermore it offers a wide accessibility to on-line databases, even thanks to the interlibrary system exchange NILDE based on the Italian Periodical National Common Archive (ACNP). Contacts: email <em>biblioteca.scientifica@sacrocuore.it<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><strong>RESEARCH COORDINATION GROUP IN INFECTIOUS AND TROPICAL DISEASES<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-75173 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/buonfrate_02-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"137\" \/>Head of Clinical Research<\/b><i>: <\/i>Dr Dora Buonfrate<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\">She coordinates the clinical research team, composed above all of medical researchers, and assesses the pertinence of project proposals with aims of IRCCS three-year programme.<\/p>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-75183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/piubelli_03-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/piubelli_03-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/piubelli_03-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/piubelli_03-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/piubelli_03-1414x1536.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/piubelli_03-1885x2048.jpg 1885w, https:\/\/www.sacrocuore.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/piubelli_03-scaled.jpg 2357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/>Head of Biomedical Research<\/b><i>: <\/i>Dr Chiara Piubelli<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"justify\">She supports the researchers who operate in medical field and verifies that their project proposals are coherent with aims of IRCCS three-year programme.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106546&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text] What is IRCCS? 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