Silvana Fiorito
Silvana Fiorito is a professor of internal medicine and immunology at the University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy, associate researcher at CNR, Rome, and an invited professor at the University of Montpellier II, France. Since 2002 she has been involved in the study of carbon nanotubes' toxicity and biocompatibility. She is responsible for several research projects in this field, among which is the Integrated Project “Carbon Nanotubes for Applications in Electronics, Catalysis, Composites and Nano-biology – CANAPE”, in the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission.