CURRICULUM VITAE MARIA CARAMELLI Address Marital status Place and date of birth Taxpayer’s code Professional experience Position/Company Via della Rocca 33, 10123 Torino Married with three children Mondovì, 8th February 1958 CRMMRA58B48F351R Acting General Director “Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte”, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta and Medical Director “Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale” del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta Previous positions In charge of SC Neuroscience In charge of SC Epidemiology and Epidemiology Observatory Training courses Financial Reports of Public Bodies – Reading and understanding Scuola di Direzione Aziendale dell’Università Bocconi (Bocconi School of Management) Milano - 2014 Master in Management Training for Healthcare Centre Directors with merit Scuola di Direzione in Sanità della Regione Lombardia, Milano - 2011 Diplomate (Food Safety subspecialty) European College of Veterinary Public Health – 2006 Specialization in Inspection of Food of Animal origin summa cum laude University of Turin - 1997 Ph.D. in Comparative Veterinary Pathology University of Turin - 1990 Degree in Veterinary Medicine summa cum laude University of Turin - 1984 Scientific roles Member of European College of Veterinary Public Health Member of “Accademia delle Scienze” Turin Member of Scientific Council of the Cavalieri Ottolenghi Foundation Member of Consiglio Scientifico Agroinnova Member of the Interdepartmental Centre of Advanced Studies in Neuroscience, Turin Head of the National Reference Centre for Animal encephalopathy (BSE) Previously: Member of the National Committee for Food Safety Member of the Scientific Committee of the Higher Health Institute Vicechair of the Italian Society of Veterinary Diagnostics Member of the Ministerial Commission for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Member of the Scientific Committee of the Foundation for Biotechnologies in Turin Administrative positions Member of the Board of Administration of the University of Catania Member of Piedmontese Consortium against doping and other illicit use of drugs Member of Consiglio Generale, Compagnia di San Paolo Previously: Auditor at the Order of Veterinarians in Turin Awards Tecnovisionaria Award (Associazione Donne e Tecnologie: Women & Technology Association) 2013 Verde Ambiente Award (VAS Onlus) 2013 Bogianen Award (Camera di Commercio di Torino: Turin Chamber of Commerce) 2011 AIDDA Award (Associazione Imprenditrici e Donne Dirigenti D'Azienda: Association of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders) 2005 Teaching activities Scuola di Specializzazione di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria (Specialization School of Veterinary Public Health) University of Turin Master’s Degree in Veterinary Public Health - University of Padua Master in Technology in Food control - University of Genoa Post-Graduate Course on Occupational Safety and Health in the Workplace I.L.O. Turin Publications Author of more than 140 scientific publications on national and international journals, 60 with I.F. Author of chapters in the following volumes: “Non–flavivirus encephalitis” Intech 2011 “Manuale di malattie infettive del cane e del gatto” Scivac 2005 “Food Safety Assurance and Veterinary Public Health” Frans J.M. Smulder 2013 Author of the book “Per non scoprirlo mangiando…la sicurezza alimentare nel nostro Paese” Instar libri 2013 Other Discovery of new BSE (BASE) variant in 2004 reported by New York Times Organised the International Conference Prion Turin 2006 with over 1,000 participants from around the world and in the presence of two Nobel prize winners. In 2013 Il Sole 24 ore placed her in the top 10 women scientists who uphold the honour of Italy Torino, 20/10/2014 Maria Caramelli