Marco Cassone

After obtaining his Medical Degree cum laude in 1997 (University of Roma “la Sapienza”), I completed a Residency in Internal Medicine in 2002 (University of Roma “la Sapienza”) and a PhD in Biotechnology in 2005 (University of Siena).

I am currently Associate Professor (Clinical Microbiology, SSD MED/07) (since 2025), as well as Faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School since 2016. I am also eligible for Full Professorship (MED/07, Microbiologia Clinica – since 2020), and a member of the Professional Board of Physicians in Roma.

My previous teaching activity includes courses in several Institutions catering to students at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional level, including medical students, ranging from General Microbiology to Infectious diseases.

I am a contributor as a peer reviewer to many international scientific journals with high Impact Factor, including roles in the editorial board of three internazional journals. Also, I am a scientific funding proposal reviewer for the National institutes of Health (NIH).

My research activity, which accounts for many publications in high Impact Factor journals, as well as presentations at international conferences, is presently focused mainly, but not exclusively, on studies of physiologic, epidemiologic, clinical and therapeutic impact of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic and opportunistic organisms in various helthcare settings with different sets of challenges and needs, ranging from highly specialized tertiary care academic hospitals to small nursing and rehabilitation facilities. Among the advancements achieved within this framework are the patient-specific characterization of adverse events risk based on local epidemiological trends, colonization and comorbidity status, and the nature and frequency of patient interactions with the surrounding environment and healthcare workers and the ensuing development of cost-effective mitigation strategies and practice guidelines.

UniCamillus Associate Professor.