Benedetta Passeri

Education: Degree in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Parma –March 28th 1995. 

Degrees: 1999 PhD in “Anatomic-Histopatological Disciplines” 

1999 Researcher in General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy at the Faculty of the   Veterinary Medicine of the University of Parma

2022 Associate Professor in Veterinary Pathology at the Faculty of the Veterinary       Medicine of University of Parma

TRAINING PERIOD ABROAD

May 15th – October 10th 1998: “University of Davis" in California (USA).

TEACHING ACTIVITY: 

Associate Professor at the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Parma in SSD VET/02/A. 

1. Assistant at the Course of anatomopathological diagnostics of pigs, Istituto Zooprofilattico Brescia from 13-24/05/1996
2. Holds a theoretical-practical course in equine dermatology at the Military Veterinary Centre of Grosseto from 05-09/05/1997
3. Lecturer at the Course of Cytology Diagnostic of the Dog’s Hemopoietic System from 13-02 to 06-03-1998
4. Actively participates, with continuity, to diagnostic and educational activities of the Unit of General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy for teaching hospital and for practitioners of the territory from 01-01-2000 to date.
5. Teaching at the School of Specialization in Animal Health, Breeding and Zootechnical Production from 10-24/11/2006.
6. Teaching in PCTO activities since 2023.
7. Patent application: "A monoclonal antibody against COMP - Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein - detecting the antigen in canine soft-tissue sarcomas - Immunological tool for the immunotherapy, In situ localization and immunochemical characterization of the canine homologue of the COMP macromolecule deposited in the tumor lesions" (Rectoral Decree n° 1461 Prot. n° 0161022 of 20/06/2024)

MEMBER OF :

Member of the Academic Board in "National and european discipline on food production and control" :

• from 01-01/2005 to 31-12/2007
• from 01-01/2006 to 31-12/2008

Member of the Academic Board in “Immunology, experimental and comparative immunopathology” - DOT0621020 from 01-01/2007 to 31-12/2011

Member of the Academic Board in “Veterinary medical sciences” DOT1121784 (accredited by MIUR) from 01-01/2011 to 31-12/2014 

Member of the Academic Board of the PhD in "Medical-Veterinary Sciences" :

Tutor and co-author of several theses on subjects of Pathological Anatomy and Immunopathology in Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology: XXIV, XXIX and XXXIX cycle.

• Member of the Scientific Committee of Area 07 from 11/06/2021 to present
• Member of the Student Careers Commission from 14/12/2022 to present
• Member of the Biosafety Committee from 25/08/2022 to 16/02/2024 of the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences.
• Member of the Commission for the entrance examinations to the School of Specialization in Animal Health, Breeding and Zootechnical Production for the 6th cycle.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OFFICES

• Reviewer of Veterinary Parasitology Journal- Elsevier from 20-03/2017 to 03-04/2017
• Reviewer of Archives of Virology from 20-09-2017 to 20-10/2017
• Reviewer of Cancers from 13/04/2021 to 18/05/2021
• Reviewer of Veterinary Research Communications
• Member of REPRISE (Scientific Experts' Register established at the MIUR) since 13-06/2016
• Guest Editor of Animals with Special Issue “Papilloma virus diseases in domestic animals”

University internal FUNDING (FIL)

FIL 2OO8 Financing from 10-09/2008 to today

FIL 2012 funding from 10-24/2012 to today

FIL 2014 Financing from 01-12/2014 to today

FIL 2016 Financing  from 17-03/2017 to today

Basic research activities Funding of ANVUR n. 20/2017 from 15-06/2017 to today

FIL 2019 from 01-01/2019 to today

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Publications on national and international papers; Thresholds (Scopus): 36 (papers) -717 (citations) -16 (h index)

RESEARCH TOPICS

• Immunology and immunopathology of dog, cat and horse. 
• Studies on immune response in swine with viral infections
• Pathological anatomy, histopathology and immunopathology of cancer, parasitic diseases and reproductive system.

MAIN AND MOST RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS:

• Co-financed Project of National Interest (PRIN): IMMUNOTOSSICITY FROM AFLATOXINS: the humoral and cell-mediated immune response in intoxicated sows and in suckling piglets indirectly exposed from 20-12-2000 to 15-01-2003 
• Co-financed National Interest Project (PRIN): Immunotoxicity by deoxynivalenol (DON): immunotoxic effects and immune response to vaccination in intoxicated piglets from 30-01-2006 to 29-02-2008
• Co-financed Project of Relevant National Interest (PRIN): Immunotossicity from Fumonisine and Ochratoxin A: the cell-mediated immune response in experimentally intoxicated pigs from 22-09-2008 to 21-10-2010

• CURRENT RESEARCH YEAR 2021 from the title "Cat and Man allies against cancer (GUACoCa)" ministerial code: IZS PLV 10/21 RC - internal code 21C10
• CURRENT RESEARCH YEAR 2022 from the title "Exploitation of national canine cancer registers for strategic planning of clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological activities" Ministerial code: IZS PLV10/22 RC - internal code 22C10
• CURRENT RESEARCH YEAR 2023 from the title "Immuno therapy in veterinary medicine: Evaluation of autovaccine-induced immune response in the treatment of papillomavirus-induced skin lesions in equine and bovine " Ministerial code: IZS PLV 03/23 RC - internal code: 23C03