PRESENT POSITION

retired since October 1st, 2021

(last position: Full Professor of Genetics, DiBT, University of Molise, Pesche IS, Italy).

 

EDUCATION

B.Sc., Biology. May 26th, 1982 University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy (supervisor Prof. Enrico Calef).

Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology. October 20th, 1988 University of Camerino, Italy.

 

POSITIONS HELD

1985-1987 Fellow at EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), Heidelberg, Germany.

1988-1989 Fellow at the Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.

1990-1996 Project Leader at IRBM (Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare), Pomezia, Rome, Italy.

1995-1999 Adjunct Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Perugia, Italy.

1997-2004 Scientific Director of Kenton Srl biotechnology labs (Sigma-tau group), Pomezia, Rome, Italy.

2001-2007 Full Professor of Genetics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

2007-2014 Full Professor of Genetics, University of Molise, Italy

2014-2017 Full Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Molise, Italy

2017-2021 Full Professor of Genetics, University of Molise, Italy

 

SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS

1993-2008 Associate Editor of "Biotechnology Annual Review" series, Elsevier Publishers B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

1994-present Member of Italian Genetics Association (AGI).

1994-present Member of Italian Society of Biophysics and Molecular Biology (SIBBM).

2000 Organizer (with al Prof. G. Teti) of the International Meeting “Anti-Idiotypes and Mimotopes in Vaccine”, that was held in Vibo Valentia, Italy, 17-19 May 2000.

2004-2007 Head of the Biotechnology Laboratory (La.Bio.) of the University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

2004-present Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Mario Teti Foundation (FMT), Sant’Onofrio (VV), Italy.

2004-2005 Member of the “Board of Experts” of CIVR (Research Evaluation Committee) of MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research).

2007 Scientific Reviewer of MRC (Medical Research Council, UK) Grant Applications.

2007 Biography published in the “10th Anniversary (2008-2009) Edition” of Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering.

1995-2021, reviewer for the scientific journals: Analytical Biochemistry, BioTechniques, Biotechnology Progress, BMC Microbiology, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, European J. Biochemistry, FEBS Journal, FEMS Microbiology Letters, J. Immunological Methods, J. Molecular Biology, PLoS ONE, Protein Engineering Design and Selection, Proteins.

 

GRANTS

Franco Felici received funding from the European Commission within the 4th, 5th and 6th Framework Programmes, he has been National Coordinator of MIUR PRIN/COFIN Italian Projects (2003, 2005 and 2008) and has received several research grants from the Messina University (PRA “Ordinario” and “Interdisciplinare”). Additionally he has been Scientific Manager of two MURST P.N.R. industrial research projects of Kenton Srl (“Advanced Biotechnology” and “Technologies in Oncology”), and received Research Contracts/Grants from BIO-KER Srl, PriGen Srl and Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Srl.

 

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS

Franco Felici is co-author of 79 international journals articles, 21 book chapters and 21 patents.