Dr GIORGIO TORRIGIANI

Background

TORRIGIANI, Dr GIORGIO was born on March 21, 1933 in Pistoia, Italy.

Education

University of Florence, Italy, 1952-1958, Doctor ol Medicine, 1958-1960, Specialization Endocrinology. University of London, 1965-1967, Doctor of Philosophy. Spoken languages: Italian, English, French.

Career

Director, Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization since 1987. Chief Medical Officer, Microbiology & Immunology Support Services, 1985-1987, Chief Medical Officer, Immunology, 1975-1984, Medical Officer, Immunology, 1971-1975, World Health Organization, Geneva. Senior Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Middlesex Hospital, United Kingdom, 1969-1971.

Assistant Professor, Institute of Industrial Medical, University of Milan, Italy, 1965-1967. Rch Fellow, Courtauld Institute of Biochemistry, Middlesex Hospital, 1964-1965, 1961-1962. Assistant Professor, Institute of Medical Pathology, University of Sassari, Italy, 1963-1964.

Works

• Other Work

  • Lymphocytes Binding Human Thyroglobulin in Healthy People & Its Relevance to Tolerance for Autoantigens, 1973. Immunosuppression in Murine Malaria, 1971. Elevated IgG Antiglobulins in Patients with Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis, 1970.The Cellular Basis of Immunological Responses, 1972. The Enhancement of 19S Antibody Production by Particulate Antigen, 1965.

Interests

• Immunology; communicable diseases.

Connections

Spouse Giuseppina Buonamini, National of Italy.