Valletta – On the occasion of the European Society of Mycobacteriology conference held in Croatia from June 25 to 28 in Croatia, Dr. Daniela Maria Cirillo, head of the emerging bacterial pathogenic unit of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and director of the Collaboration Center of the World Health Organization for the diagnosis of tuberculosis, has been awarded the prestigious Gardner Middlebrook Award 2017 for her significant contribution to tuberculosis research, a disease that still affects 10 million people every year. “It is an honor for me to receive this recognition, which crowns many years of commitment from our Unity both in research in this field and in collaboration with the WHO to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in countries where the disease is endemic” stated Dr. Cirillo. (9colonne)
