I am a medical doctor and epidemiologist with a master of public health and a PhD in breast cancer epidemiology. I have previously been assistant professor of hygiene and preventive medicine at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and I am currently senior expert in vaccine-preventable diseases at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). My main research areas are epidemiology, vaccines (COVID-19, pneumococcal, HPV), health outcomes research, and burden of disease.