Award
Professor Mario Rizzetto
• Born in Torino
• Degree: Medecine
Padova, 1969
• Specialty in Gastroenterology
Torino, 1971
• Research Fellow in Immunology
London, 1971-1972
• Visiting Scientist
NIH, 1978-1979
• Specialty in Hepatology
Milano, 1981
• Associate Professor
University of Torino, 1989
• Professor
Multiple Prizes
• Robert Koch Prize for Medicine, 1987 (Germany).
• William Beaumont Prize for Gastroenterology, 1988 (USA).
• Hans Popper Prize for Hepatology, 1992 (Switzerland).
• EASL Recognition Award, 2006.
• Premio A.I.S.F. (Associazione Italiana Studio Fegato) alla
ricerca scientifica, 2010
Multiple Editorial Boards
• Journal of Hepatology (ex)
• European Journal of Epidemiology
• International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research
• Journal of Viral Hepatitis
• Hepatology (ex)
• European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Liver Transplantation (US) Associate Editor
Discovery of the Delta virus
in 1977
