Prof. Putignani is Head of Parasitology Unit and Head of Human Microbiome Unit, Senior Researcher at the Children’s Hospital and Research Institute “Bambino Gesù” in Rome.

Professor at UniCamillus, University of Foggia,  Campus Biomedico, University of Rome La Sapienza and Roma III, she gratuated in Chemistry with Laude at the University of Rome La Sapienza and then she obtained a PhD in Microbiology And Epidemiology” with final dissertation in Molecular Parasitology at the I Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”.

She continued her studies in Glasgow, Rome and at the Molecular Microbiology Unit of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), “Spallanzani” Hospital of Rome.