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{{Short description|Vaccine researcher and academic}}
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'''Mariagrazia Pizza''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MAE}} is an Italian vaccine researcher who is a professor at [[Imperial College London]].<ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref><ref name=epmc>{{EuropePMC}}</ref> She worked as Senior Scientific Director for Bacterial Vaccines at [[GSK plc]]. She was involved with the development of the first [[pertussis vaccine]]. In 2023, she was awarded the IVI-SK bioscience Park MahnHoon Award.
'''Mariagrazia Pizza''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MAE}} is an Italian vaccine researcher who is a professor at [[Imperial College London]].<ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref><ref name=epmc>{{EuropePMC}}</ref> She worked as Senior Scientific Director for Bacterial Vaccines at [[GSK plc]].<ref name="Pizza2000">{{cite journal|last1=Pizza|first1=M.|authorlink1=Mariagrazia Pizza|title=Identification of Vaccine Candidates Against Serogroup B Meningococcus by Whole-Genome Sequencing|journal=Science|volume=287|issue=5459|year=2000|pages=1816–1820|doi=10.1126/science.287.5459.1816|pmid=10710308|bibcode=2000Sci...287.1816.}}</ref><ref name="PizzaFontana1996">{{cite journal|last1=Pizza|first1=Mariagrazia|authorlink1=Mariagrazia Pizza|last2=Fontana|first2=Maria Rita|last3=Scarlato|first3=Vincenzo|last4=Rappuoli|first4=Rino|title=Genetic Detoxification of Bacterial Toxins|volume=4|year=1996|pages=91–110|doi=10.1385/0-89603-334-1:91|pmid=21359697|journal=Vaccine Protocols|isbn=0-89603-334-1}}</ref> She was involved with the development of the first [[pertussis vaccine]]. In 2023, she was awarded the IVI-SK bioscience Park MahnHoon Award.<ref name=linkedin>{{linkedin}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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== Research and career ==
== Research and career ==
Pizza has focused on the design and development of new vaccines. In 1986, she joined Sclavo, a vaccine research centre in [[Siena]]. She spent six years there, contributing to the development of the first [[pertussis vaccine]],<ref name=":0" /> which was able to protect infants, and was safer and more immuno-active than other pertussis vaccines on the market.<ref name=":0" /> Sclavo was sold to Chiron, which was eventually acquired by Novartis. Motivated by their success and advances in whole-genome sequencing, Pizza started working on a [[Meningococcal vaccine]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galvani |first=Rotary |date=2021-02-01 |title=Dr.ssa Mariagrazia Pizza, vaccini in tempo di pandemia |url=https://www.rotarybolognagalvani.org/dr-ssa-mariagrazia-pizza-vaccini-in-tempo-di-pandemia/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Rotary Bologna Galvani |language=it-IT}}</ref> She joined [[GSK plc]] in 2016.<ref name="Pizza 808–810"/>
Pizza has focused on the design and development of new vaccines. In 1986, she joined Sclavo, a vaccine research centre in [[Siena]]. She spent six years there, contributing to the development of the first [[pertussis vaccine]],<ref name=":0" /> which was able to protect infants, and was safer and more immuno-active than other pertussis vaccines on the market.<ref name=":0" /> Sclavo was sold to Chiron, which was eventually acquired by Novartis. Motivated by their success and advances in [[whole-genome sequencing]], Pizza started working on a [[Meningococcal vaccine]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galvani |first=Rotary |date=2021-02-01 |title=Dr.ssa Mariagrazia Pizza, vaccini in tempo di pandemia |url=https://www.rotarybolognagalvani.org/dr-ssa-mariagrazia-pizza-vaccini-in-tempo-di-pandemia/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Rotary Bologna Galvani |language=it-IT}}</ref> She joined [[GSK plc]] in 2016.<ref name="Pizza 808–810"/>


In 2023, Pizza joined the faculty at [[Imperial College London]].{{cn|date=June 2023}}
In 2023, Pizza joined the faculty at [[Imperial College London]].{{cn|date=June 2023}}

Revision as of 19:53, 21 June 2023

Mariagrazia Pizza
MAE
Born
Eboli, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II
AwardsEMBO Member (2000)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsVaccines
Pathogenesis[2]
InstitutionsImperial College London
GSK plc
European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Mariagrazia Pizza MAE is an Italian vaccine researcher who is a professor at Imperial College London.[2][3] She worked as Senior Scientific Director for Bacterial Vaccines at GSK plc.[4][5] She was involved with the development of the first pertussis vaccine. In 2023, she was awarded the IVI-SK bioscience Park MahnHoon Award.[6]

Early life and education

Pizza was born in Eboli, Italy and lived there until 1980.[7] She studied chemistry and pharmaceutical science at the University of Naples Federico II.[8] Her dissertation used nuclear magnetic resonance to explore the structure of opioid peptides.[8] When a family member became ill, she decided to learn more about pharmaceutical design. She moved to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, where she learnt molecular biology and engineering.[8]

Research and career

Pizza has focused on the design and development of new vaccines. In 1986, she joined Sclavo, a vaccine research centre in Siena. She spent six years there, contributing to the development of the first pertussis vaccine,[8] which was able to protect infants, and was safer and more immuno-active than other pertussis vaccines on the market.[8] Sclavo was sold to Chiron, which was eventually acquired by Novartis. Motivated by their success and advances in whole-genome sequencing, Pizza started working on a Meningococcal vaccine.[8][9] She joined GSK plc in 2016.[7]

In 2023, Pizza joined the faculty at Imperial College London.[citation needed]

Awards and honours


Selected publications

  • M Pizza; Vincenzo Scarlato; V Masignani; et al. (1 March 2000). "Identification of vaccine candidates against serogroup B meningococcus by whole-genome sequencing". Science. 287 (5459): 1816–1820. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.287.5459.1816. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 10710308. Wikidata Q33892877.
  • H Tettelin; N J Saunders; J Heidelberg; et al. (1 March 2000). "Complete genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain MC58". Science. 287 (5459): 1809–1815. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.287.5459.1809. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 10710307. Wikidata Q22065549.
  • Marzia M Giuliani; Jeannette Adu-Bobie; Maurizio Comanducci; et al. (6 July 2006). "A universal vaccine for serogroup B meningococcus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 103 (29): 10834–10839. Bibcode:2006PNAS..10310834G. doi:10.1073/PNAS.0603940103. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 2047628. PMID 16825336. Wikidata Q36101910.

Personal life

Pizza has two children.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mariagrazia Pizza". people.embo.org. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. ^ a b Mariagrazia Pizza publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Mariagrazia Pizza publications from Europe PubMed Central
  4. ^ Pizza, M. (2000). "Identification of Vaccine Candidates Against Serogroup B Meningococcus by Whole-Genome Sequencing". Science. 287 (5459): 1816–1820. Bibcode:2000Sci...287.1816.. doi:10.1126/science.287.5459.1816. PMID 10710308.
  5. ^ Pizza, Mariagrazia; Fontana, Maria Rita; Scarlato, Vincenzo; Rappuoli, Rino (1996). "Genetic Detoxification of Bacterial Toxins". Vaccine Protocols. 4: 91–110. doi:10.1385/0-89603-334-1:91. ISBN 0-89603-334-1. PMID 21359697.
  6. ^ Mariagrazia Pizza on LinkedIn Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ a b Pizza, Mariagrazia (August 2011). "A life passion for vaccines". Human Vaccines. 7 (8): 808–810. doi:10.4161/hv.7.8.17637. ISSN 1554-8600.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Pizza, Mariagrazia (2017-01-12). "Spotlight on… Mariagrazia Pizza". FEMS Microbiology Letters: fnw299. doi:10.1093/femsle/fnw299. ISSN 1574-6968. PMID 28087618.
  9. ^ Galvani, Rotary (2021-02-01). "Dr.ssa Mariagrazia Pizza, vaccini in tempo di pandemia". Rotary Bologna Galvani (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  10. ^ "Academy of Europe: Pizza Mariagrazia". ae-info.org. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  11. ^ Em, Aerie (2023-03-09). "Profs. Andrew Pollard / Sarah Gilbert and Drs. Rino Rappuoli / Mariagrazia Pizza named winners of second IVI – SK bioscience Park MahnHoon Award". IVI. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
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