Lara Tavoschi graduated magna cum laude in Medical Biotechnology from the University of Padua (Italy) in 2004. She holds a PhD in Molecular pathogenesis, immunology and control of pathogens that cause Poverty-Associated diseases from University of Perugia (Italy), and a master in public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK). She worked for the Italian National Institute of Health in the period 2004-2013 on translational research, health system strengthening and capacity building with a focus on HIV and other viral diseases including hepatitis B and HPV, being based in South Africa for more than 5 years. In 2013-2018 she served as Scientific Officer for HIV and viral hepatitis in the scientific advice section of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, focussing on HIV, hepatitis B and C and people in prison. Currently she holds a senior researcher position in the University of Pisa. Her main research interests are prevention and control of communicable diseases, including viral hepatitis and vaccine-preventable diseases, and prison health.
