Franco Franceschini

Franco Franceschini graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1983 at the University of Milan, where he specialized in Clinical Immunology and Allergology in 1986.

Medical Consultant in Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at the Spedali Civili of Brescia, Italy (September 1986 - October 2019)

Visiting Fellow at the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), CA, USA (November 1985 - June 1986)

Visiting Fellow at the Department of Rheumatology, Royal Postgraduate Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK (November-December 1988)

Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy (December 2017 - April 2021). Full Professor since May 2021 (retired in Novembre 2025)

From December 2018 to December 2024: Director of the Specialization Program and the Specialization School in Rheumatology for the University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

From November 2019 to November 2025: Director at the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy

He has worked in the field of rheumatology and autoimmunity with research interests in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of systemic autoimmune diseases as well as laboratory activities aimed at clinical research oriented to the study of autoantibodies as diagnostic and prognostic markers and to the validation of laboratory methods.