10 Facts About Luciano Marraffini

Luciano Marraffini was born on July 17,1974 and is an Argentinian-American microbiologist.

Luciano Marraffini is currently professor and head of the laboratory of bacteriology at The Rockefeller University.

Luciano Marraffini is recognized for his work on CRISPR-Cas systems, being one of the first scientists to elucidate how these systems work at the molecular level.

Luciano Marraffini had two passions growing up: following his hometown soccer team Club Atletico Newell's Old Boys, and reading about science.

Luciano Marraffini earned a PhD from the University of Chicago investigating the biochemistry and biological role of sortase, a transpeptidase that links surface proteins to the envelope of Gram-positive bacteria, in the laboratory of Dr Olaf Schneewind.

In 2008, Luciano Marraffini joined the laboratory of Dr Erik Sontheimer at Northwestern University as a Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research Fellow.

In 2010, Luciano Marraffini joined the faculty of The Rockefeller University to continue studying CRISPR-Cas immunity.

Currently, research in the Luciano Marraffini Lab focuses on the elucidation of the mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas immunity in bacteria.

Luciano Marraffini was elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2017, Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019 and Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021.

Luciano Marraffini was appointed investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 2018.