In praise of diversity

In praise of diversity

by Gloria Antonini
The actors of the Exhibition Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome November 27, 2024 – March 30, 2025

Isabella Saggio graduated in Biological Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome. She is a Full Professor of Genetics and Gene Therapy in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin” at the same university. She is a senior fellow of the Sapienza School for Advanced Studies (SSAS). She combines her research activities with teaching and third mission initiatives. She directs the Master’s programs at Sapienza University of Rome: Science in Journalistic Practice and One Health, the latter being part of the School for Advanced Studies (SSAS). She authored the book L’età, se esiste. Saremo tutti immortali? (Age, if it exists. Will we all be immortal?) published by Il Mulino in 2022.

Fabrizio Rufo graduated in Literature at Sapienza University of Rome and is an Associate Professor of Moral Philosophy in the Department of Environmental Biology at the same university. His work focuses on bioethics, science and society, and scientific citizenship. He co-curated the exhibitions DNA. The Great Book of Life (2017) and The Science of Rome (2021-2022) at Palazzo delle Esposizioni. He is the Vice President of the Italian Institute of Anthropology (ISITA), a member of Res Viva, and co-founder of BIOM.

Marisa Coppiano graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Turin. After obtaining a Master’s from Domus Academy, where she studied with Gaetano Pesce, specializing in new approaches to home design, she founded N4STUDIO, a team of women architects and graphic designers who bring vitality and dynamism to bear on the challenges now being faced in the fields of architecture, interior and exhibit design, producing innovative aesthetic and practical solutions in an ongoing search to achieve excellence. In the last years the MC Maison represents the place of reflection and experimentation, where the design activity finds fulfillment within the territories of her artistic research. www.marisacoppiano.com

Stefano Papi graduated in Natural Sciences at the University of Milan. He has been involved for years in science communication and education, focusing on museums and exhibitions. He curated several exhibitions, including The Science of Rome at Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome (2021-2022) and In Principio. From the Birth of the Universe to the Origin of Art (2014-2015) at the Broletto in Novara. He has worked as a scientific coordinator for international exhibitions, such as Homo sapiens (2011-2012), DNA (2017) at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, and Plants and Humans (2024) at the Botanical Garden of Padua. He is a managing partner at ADMaiora, an organization dedicated to science education and dissemination in Italy.

Gloria Antonini zoologist and science communicator