Luana Ricci Paulesu
Professor
Department of Life Sciences
University of Siena
Italy
Biography
Luana Ricci married Paulesu was born in Siena (Italy) May 23, 1950 and received her degree in Biological Science “cum laude” with honours, in 1973. She has spent her entire academic career at the University of Siena. She is Full Professor from Oct. 2001 up to now. She has conducted her research activity in foreign universities including the University of Texas, Department of Microbiology, Galveston, Texas, USA; University of San Paolo, Institute of Histology, San Paolo, Brazil; University of Missoury, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Kansas City, Missoury, USA. She has attended numerous congresses, also as an invited speaker. She has published more than 100 papers in international scientific journals. She was the Director of the Center “Biology of Reproduction” at the University of Siena. She is representative member of the Physiological Society of Italy.
Research Interest
Influence of Endocrine disruptors on human reproduction & Materno-fetal crosstalk are her field of research.
