Alessio Mazzoni

Alessio Mazzoni is a professional biologist and current Type A Researcher (MED/04) in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine at the University of Florence, operating within the Diagnostic Center of Cytofluorimetry and Immunotherapy at the Careggi University Hospital. He achieved his PhD in Medical Oncology, Surgery, and Clinical Immunology from the Second University of Naples, supplemented by a residency specialization in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Florence.

Dr. Mazzoni's extensive scientific production consists of 65 articles and an editorial commentary in peer-reviewed journals, resulting in an H-index of 24 and over 2,800 total citations. His research explores the molecular controls governing T helper cell plasticity, primary immunodeficiencies, chronic inflammatory conditions, and human memory lymphocyte characterization against SARS-CoV-2 variants. His career features multiple international ties as a visiting student at the German Rheumatism Research Center (DRFZ) in Berlin , a board seat within the Italian Society for Immunology (SIICA) , and numerous honors, including the prestigious "Premio Giovani Ricercatori" for prominent COVID-19 collaborative publications.