Paola De Castro

Rome Area, Italy Italy

Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Education

My major interest is promoting cooperation for the dissemination of scientific output at different levels, from scientists to lay people with the objective to contribute improving public health and equity in a mustidisciplinary approach. Active supporter of Open Access (OA) to scientific publications and data. Member of editorial committees of many scientific journals. Currently the Director of the Publishing Unit of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (www.iss.it, National Institute of Health in Italy). Acted as coordinator of the EU FP 7 Project NECOBELAC (www.necobelac.eu, 2009-2012) which developed a network of academic and research institutions in Europe and Latin America involve...