LUCIANA ROSSI

@unimi.it

Associate professor,Department of veterinary medicine and animal sicence, University of Milan, Italy
University of Milan, Department of veterinary medicine and animal sicence

Luciana ROSSI is currently professor of Animal nutrition at the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences -DIVAS-, University of Milan. She received her master’s degree in veterinary medicine and her Ph.D. in Biotechnology applied to animal science from the University of Milan (2002). Following that, three years of experience were gained as a marketing responsible and technical support in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry.
Her research interests are centered around the interaction between diet, microbiome, immune system, and their impact on disease and gut-health in different animal models. Her research activities also focus on evaluating novel functional ingredients in animal diets according to the agroecology principles, which examine nutrients and additives considering human health and the environment. Research area covers both in vivo and in vitro studies.

EDUCATION

09/12/2002: PhD in Biotechnology applied to Animal Science Department of Veterinary Science and Technology for Food Safety, University of Milan, Italy.
03/01/2000: Enrolment in the professional order of Veterinarians of Milan, n°MI-2514.
01/12/1999: Licence to practice and professional specialities: Veterinarian qualification.
09/03/1999: Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Italy.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Animal Science and Zoology, Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biotechnology

FUTURE PROJECTS

functional ingredients for gut health


Applications Invited

edible vaccines


Applications Invited
120

Scopus Publications

Scopus Publications

Publications

During her career she is author/co-author of 71 publication on international scientific peer-reviewed journals, 1009 citations, H-index 18. Among them: 16,3% international collaboration, 61,4% documents in the top 25% most cited documents worldwide; 59,6% of documents in the top 25% journals by CiteScore (font: Scopus).

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

She is the inventor of two separated national registered patents (granted 05/04/2023 N.102021000006461 for 20 years; granted 05/04/2023 N.102021000006506 for 20 years) on edible vaccines against the infection by the main pathotypes of E. coli in pigs, represented by engineered tobacco seeds and engineered Lactococcus lactis strains respectively.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

After her phd, three years of experience were gained as a marketing responsible and technical support in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry.