Who's Who
Iacopo Baussano
Scientist
Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group
Academic Degrees
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Town | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PhD | Infectious Disease and Cancer Epidemiology | School of Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | London | UK |
| 2005 | Master of Science | Infectious Diseases | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London | London | UK |
| 2005 | Post-graduate Diploma | Infectious Diseases | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London | London | UK |
| 2002 | Post-Doctoral specialization | Infectious Diseases | Verona University | Verona | Italy |
| 1997 | MD | Turin University | Turin | Italy |
Current Research Projects
- Improving cervical cancer prevention through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical screening (Bhutan / Rwanda)
IARC (Coordinator) - Dynamic modeling of HPV transmission and cervical cancer natural history – PreHdict project (EU-FP7)
IARC (Co-partner) - Screening of pre-cancerous lesions and the role of Human Papillomavirus testing in women with HIV in Africa
IARC (Co-partner)
Selected Publications
Baussano I, Garnett G, Segnan N, Ronco G, Vineis. (2011) Modelling patterns of clearance of HPV-16 infection and vaccination efficacy. Vaccine 29 : 1270-1277Baussano I, Nunn P, Williams B, Pivetta E, Bugiani M, Scano F. (2011) Tuberculosis among Health Care Workers. Emerg Infect Dis 17 : 488-494
Baussano I, Williams BG, Nunn P, Beggiato M, Fedeli U, Scano F. (2010) Tuberculosis incidence in prisons: a systematic Review. PLoS Med 7 : e1000381
Baussano I, Ronco G, Segnan N, French K, Vineis P, Garnett G. (2010) HPV-16 infection and cervical cancer: modeling the influence of duration of infection and precancerous lesions. Epidemics 2 : 21-28
Arshad S, Bavan L, Gajari K, Paget SN, Baussano I. (2010) Active screening at entry for tuberculosis among new immigrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Respir J 35 : 1336-1345
Scientific Societies Membership
Member of the British General Medical Council (between 1999 and 2000)Member of the “Ordine dei Medici e Chirurghi Italiani” (Italian Medical Council) (since 1999)
Member of the relief agency “Médecins Sans Frontières” (French section) (since 2000)
Member of the Italian Association of Epidemiology (AIE) (since 2003)
Member of the John Snow Society (since 2004)
Prizes, Honours
Winner of the Divisional Prize 2008 for Postgraduate Research, Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care, School of Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK ((2008)Honorary Research Associate, School of Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK (2010-2011)
Honorary Research Fellow, School of Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK (since 2012)

