INQUANDRAMENTO PROFESSIONALE
2002- 2010 Ricercatore Univ. a tempo indeterminato in Endocrinologia, Univ. di Firenze
Dal 2011 Professore Associato in Endocrinologia, Univ. di Firenze
CURRICULUM STUDIORUM
1990 Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Univ. Firenze (110/110 cum laude)
1995 Specializzazione in Endocrinologia e Malattie del Ricambio, Univ. di Firenze
2001 PhD in Genetica Umana ( “Mention Très honorable avec felicitations du Jury”); Univ. Paris VII
2003 PhD in Endocrinologia e Malattie del Ricambio, Univ. Firenze
ATTIVITà SCIENTIFICA
Principali aree di ricerca: andrologia, endocrinologia della riproduzione, infertilità maschile, ipogonadismo primario e centrale, aspetti genetici dell’ipogonadismo congenito, criptorchidismo; ruolo dei cromosomi sessuali nella spermatogenesi; aspetti genetici e clinici del cancro del testicolo, effetti della terapia citostatica sul gamete maschile e funzione endocrina del testicolo, oncofertilità.
Pubblicazioni: 168 pubblicazioni in riviste internazionali-peer reviewed; H-index: 62 (Scopus); num. citazioni (Scopus)12626; H-index: 74 (Google scholar); num. citazioni (Google scholar): 16887.
- Posizione 91 “women’s rank “ nella Macroarea “Biomedical Sciences” nel “Top Italian Scientist” via Academy
- Secondo un survey a livello mondiale (periodo 1995-2015), è tra i primi 20 autori più produttivi nel campo di ricerca dell “infertilità maschile” (Zhang et al Research trends and perspectives of male infertility: a bibliometric analysis of 20 years of scientific literature Andrology. 2016 Nov;4(6):990-1001.)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (inclusi solo progetti “competitivi” istituzionali)
2004-2007 XVI Executive Program of Scientific and Technological co-operation Italia-Ungheria
2005-2007 PRIN (PI dell’Unità di Firenze)
2008-2010 Telethon (Principal Investigator) Prog. num: GGP08204
2007-2009 PRIN (PI dell’Unità di Firenze)
2010-2012 PRIN (PI dell’Unità di Firenze)
2011-2014 “Marie Curie Network: Reproductive Early Research Training (PI dell’Unità di Firenze)
2013-2016 Istituto Tumori Toscana (Principal Investigator)
2015-2017 PRIN (PI dell’Unità di Firenze)
2017-2020 PRIN (PI dell’Unità di Firenze)
2022-2024 PRIN (PI dell’Unità di Firenze)
PRINCIPALI INCARICHI NAZIONALI
2006-2009 Membro del Comitato Scientifico della SIE (Società Italiana di Endocrinologia)
2006-2014 Membro del Comitato Scientifico della SIAMS (Società Italiana di Andrologia Medica e Sessuologia)
2008-2015 Capo settore della rivista L’Endocrinologo (Endocrinologia della Riproduzione: Endocrino-Andrologia)
Dal 2009 Responsabile del laboratorio di Firenze per lo studio genetico dell’Ipogonadismo Ipogonadotropo (SIE Network)
2012-2015 Coordinatrice della Commissione Regionale SIE
2013-2017 Membro del Consiglio Direttivo della SIE
Dal 2017 Referente Formazione per la Comissione Didattica della SIE
PRINCIPALI INCARICHI INTERNAZIONALI
Dal 2003 "AZF deletion scheme" Assessor/Organizer, European Molecular Genetics Quality Network
2003, 2007, 2013 Chairperson del Comitato Scientifico: “International Symposium in Genetics of male infertility: from research to clinic” (Firenze)
Dal 2008 Chairperson dell’ “Examination Committee” della “European Academy of Andrology”
2008-2018 Membro del “Guidelines Committee” della “European Association of Urology” (in qualità di esperto in genetica dell’infertilità maschile)
Dal 2009 Membro del Comitato Scientifico della ISA (International Society of Andrology)
2009-2017 Tesoriere della ISA
2014 Chairperson del Comitato Scientifico del Congresso Europeo di Andrologia
2014-2022 Presidente dell'EAA (European Academy of Andrology)
2017-2020 Clinical Lead della “Focus area of Reproductive Endocrinology” della European Society of Endocrinology (ESE)
Dal 2020 Membro dello Steering Committee del consorzio IMIGC (International Male Infertility Genomics Consortium)
Dal 2021 Vice-chair del COST action "Andronet" CA20119
Dal 2022 Chair della “Center Accreditation Committee” della EAA
2023-2025 Clinical chair Commissione Scientifica del Joint Congress of the International Society of Andrology and American Society of Andrology (Washington DC, USA 2025)
Dal 2025 Presidente della ISA
RICONOSCIMENTI come esperto del settore della genetica dell’infertilità maschile/ipogonadismo/criptorchidismo
-Co-autore delle linee guida Europee (EAA/EMQN)per lo screening delle microdelezioni del cromosoma Y (2004, 2013, 2024)
-Co-autore delle linee guida Europee (EAU) “European Association of Urology Guidelines on Male Infertility: The 2012 Update” (2012)
-Invited Editorial per Journal Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2012) “An Encore for the Repeats: New Insights into an Old Genetic Variant” JCEM, 2012, 97(3):764–767
-Invited Editorial Tyler-Smith C and Krausz C. The will-o'-the-wisp of genetics--hunting for theazoospermia factor gene. N Engl J Med. 2009 360:925-7.
-Invited Review articles per riviste di Endocrinologia: JEI, JCEM, Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
-Speaker regolare per SIAMS, SIE, EAA, Congressi di Genetica e di Riproduzione Umana.
- Plenary lecturer:
2009 al congresso della “American Society of Andrology” (Philadelphia, USA),
2009 al congresso della “Japanese Society of Reproductive Medicine” (Kanazawa, Giappone),
2011 al congresso della Società Ungherese di Andrologia (Heviz, Ungheria),
2011 “State of Art lecture: Klinefelter sindrome” della Società Ungherese di Endocrinologia
Guest Editor: i) Reproductive BioMedicine Online “Symposium on Genetic and epigenetic aspects of ART” (2008); ii) Asian Journal of Andrology special issue on “Clinical Male infertility” (2011); iii) Human Genetics “Molecular Genetics of male infertility”
Invited Editorial: i) Tyler-Smith C and Krausz C. The will-o'-the-wisp of genetics--hunting for theazoospermia factor gene. N Engl J Med. 2009 Feb 26;360(9); ii) Krausz C. An encore for the repeats: new insights into an old genetic variant. J.Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Mar;97(3):764-7.
Associate Editor:
Referee abituale delle riviste: Andrology; J. Clin End. & Metab.; Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Journal of Medical Genetics, Human Genetics, New England Journal of Medicine, PlosGenetics, PlosOne, Human Reproduction, Molecular Human Reproduction, Human Mutation, Fertility and Sterility.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2002- 2010 Research Fellow in Endocrinoloty, University of Florence
Dal 2011 Associate Professor Associato in Endocrinology, University of Florence
1990 Degree in Medicine, University of Florence (110/110 cum laude)
1995 Specialty in Endocrinology, University of Florence
2001 PhD in Human Genetics ( “Mention Très honorable avec felicitations du Jury”); Univ. Paris VII
2003 PhD in Endocrinology, University of Florence
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Main research areas: Andrology, reproductive endocrinology, male infertility, primary and central hypogonadism, genetic aspects of congenital hypogonadism, cryptorchidism; role of sex chromosomes in spermatogenesis; genetic and clinical aspects of testicular cancer, effects of cytostatic therapy on the male gamete and endocrine function of the testis, oncofertility.
Publications: 168 publications in peer reviewed international journals; H-index: 62 (Scopus); n citations (Scopus)12626; H-index: 74 (Google scholar); n citations (Google scholar): 16887.
- Position 91 “women’s rank “ in the macroarea “Biomedical Sciences” of the “Top Italian Scientist” via Academy
- According to global survey (1995-2015), she is among the 20 most productive authors in the male infertility field (Zhang et al Research trends and perspectives of male infertility: a bibliometric analysis of 20 years of scientific literature Andrology. 2016 Nov;4(6):990-1001.)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
KEY NATIONAL ROLES
2006-2009 Member of the SIE (Società Italiana di Endocrinologia) Scientific Committee
2006-2014 Member of the SIAMS (Società Italiana di Andrologia Medica e Sessuologia) Scientific Committee
2008-2015 "Capo settore" for journal L’Endocrinologo (Endocrinologia della Riproduzione: Endocrino-Andrologia)
From 2009 Responsible for the Florence Unit in the context of the genetic research for Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (SIE Network)
2012-2015 Coordinator of the SIE Regional Commission
2013-2017 Member of the SIE "Consiglio Direttivo"
From 2017 "Referente Formazione" for the SIE Educational Committee
KEY INTERNATIONAL ROLES
From 2003 "AZF deletion scheme" Assessor/Organizer, European Molecular Genetics Quality Network
2003, 2007, 2013 Chairperson of the Scientific Committee: “International Symposium in Genetics of male infertility: from research to clinic” (Firenze)
From 2008 Chairperson of the Examination Committee for the EAA (European Academy of Andrology)
2008-2018 Member of the Guidelines Committee of the EAU (European Association of Urology) (as an expert in genetics of male infertility)
From 2009 Member of the Scientific Committee of the ISA (International Society of Andrology)
2009-2017 Treasurer of the ISA
2014 Chairperson of the Scientific Committee at the European Congress of Andrology
2014-2022 EAA (European Academy of Andrology) president
2017-2020 Clinical Lead of the “Focus area of Reproductive Endocrinology” of the ESE (European Society of Endocrinology)
From 2020 Member of the Steering Committee of the IMIGC (International Male Infertility Genomics Consortium)
From 2021 Vice-chair of the "Andronet" COST action CA20119
From 2022 Chair of the “Center Accreditation Committee” of the EAA
2023-2025 Clinical chair of the Scientific Committee for the Joint Congress of the International Society of Andrology and American Society of Andrology (Washington DC, USA 2025)
From 2025 ISA President
AWARDS as an expert of the genetics of male infertility/hypogonadism/cryptorchidism
- Co-author of the EAA/EMQN guidelines for screening of the Y chromosome microdeletions (2004, 2013, 2024)
- Co-author of the EAU guidelines "European Association of Urology Guidelines on Male Infertility: The 2012 Update” (2012)
- Invited speaker and plenary lecturer at the congresses of SIAMS, SIE, EAA and congresses of genetics and human reproduction
Invited Editorial: i) Tyler-Smith C and Krausz C. The will-o'-the-wisp of genetics--hunting for theazoospermia factor gene. N Engl J Med. 2009 Feb 26;360(9); ii) Krausz C. An encore for the repeats: new insights into an old genetic variant. J.Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Mar;97(3):764-7.; iii) several Endocrinology journals: JEI, JCEM,Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Referee for the journals: Andrology; J. Clin End. & Metab.; Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Journal of Medical Genetics, Human Genetics, New England Journal of Medicine, PlosGenetics, PlosOne, Human Reproduction, Molecular Human Reproduction, Human Mutation, Fertility and Sterility.
