Adriano Casulli

Adriano Casulli (PhD), is Research Director at the Department of Infectious Diseases (DMI) , ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ (Rome, Italy),

where he acts as Director of:

1) European Union Reference Laboratory for Parasites (EURL-P).

2) European Union Reference Laboratory for Public Health on Helminths and Protozoa (EURL-PH-HP).

3) WHO Collaborating Centre for the Epidemiology, Detection and Control of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis (One Health).

4) Unit of Foodborne and Neglected Parasitic Diseases (accredited ISO/IEC 17025 and 17043) at the Department of Infectious Diseases, ISS, Rome, Italy.

He is scientist and advocate in the field of parasitic foodborne and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) with a focus on molecular and clinical epidemiology on cystic and alveolar echinococcosis.

Co-author of more than 140 scientific publications, reviewer for several peer-review journals, evaluator for international research projects, external expert for international agencies (ECDC, EFSA, FAO, WHO, WOAH) and member of the Editorial board of international peer-review journals. He is the coordinator of many granted international collaborative research projects funded on competitive bases. He is data passionate and drawn to science.

COORDINATOR of INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS/CONSORTIA:

▪ Grant: “EURL-PARASITES (European Union Reference Laboratory for Parasites 2025-27)”. (G.A. 101200161). Funded by the European Commission under SMP-FOOD-2025-EURL-EURC-PJG-IBA. Total project cost: 1,423,827 €. (Project coordinator)

▪ Grant: “EURL-PARASITES (European Union Reference Laboratory for Parasites 2023-2024)”. (G.A. 101144113). Funded by the European Commission under SMP-FOOD-2023-EURL-EURC-AG-IBA. Total project cost: 910.867,21 €. (Project coordinator)

▪ Grant One Health EJP: MEmE (Multi-centre study on Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus s.l. in Europe: development and harmonization of diagnostic methods in the food chain. 2020-2022. Funded by the EC under Horizon 2020. https://onehealthejp.eu/jrp-meme/ Total project cost: 2.496.126 €. (Project coordinator)

▪ Grant EULAC-Health: PERITAS (molecular ePidemiological studiEs on pathways of tRansmIssion and long lasTing cApacity building to prevent cyStic echinococcosis infection). 2018-2021. Funded by the EC and MoHs. Total project cost: 1.083.580 €. (Project coordinator)

▪ Grant FP7/HEALTH: HERACLES (Human cystic Echinococcosis ReseArch in CentraL Easter Societies). 2013-2018. Funded by the EC under the Seventh Framework Programme. http://www.heracles-fp7.eu/ Total project cost: 3.879.712 €. (Project coordinator)

▪ Grant GP/EFSA/AHAW/2012/01: Echinococcus multilocularis infection in animals. 2012-2015. Funded by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Total project cost: 228.443 €. (Project coordinator)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR of INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS:

▪ “EUPAHW: European Partnership Animal Health and Welfare”. Action “KNOW-PATH: Knowledge on priority pathogens, infectious diseases and their detection methods”. 2024-2031. (G.A. 101136346). Funded by EU under FARM2FORK. Total Action cost 3.919.500 €. (Partner)

▪ “EcoSurv: Establishment of a surveillance system on selected (re)emergent and at risk of introduction zoonoses based on an ecologic approach”. 2024-2027. Funded by EU under EU4Health Programme (EU4H). Total project cost 2.251.894 €. (partner)

▪ Grant ERANet-LAC 2: NDTND (Development of New Diagnostic and Treatment Options for Helminthic Neglected Diseases). 2017-2020. Principal investigator, funded by the EC and MoHs. Total project cost: 945.083 €.

MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD:

▪ PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Guest Editor, 2015; Associate Editor, 2016; Deputy Editor 2017-2022; Accademic editor 2023-ongoing). ▪ BioMed Research International (Academic Editor for Parasitology section, 2016). ▪ Journal Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (Editorial Board Member, 2019). ▪ BMC Infectious Diseases (Associate Editor, 2020). ▪ Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases (Founding Editor, 2021). ▪ International Journal of Echinococcoses (Editorial Board Member, 2021).