Education
1991
Degree in Medicine (mark 110/110 with honors), Catholic University,
Rome, Italy.
1996
Specialization in Psychiatry (mark 70/70 with honors) Milan
University.
2008 PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherland.
Positions and Employment
1991-94 Medical Assistant - Research Fellow, Psychiatry
Department, Catholic University, Rome.
1994-1996 Medical Assistant - Research Fellow, Psychiatry
Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
1997-2000 Registrar, Psychiatry Department, San Raffaele
Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
2000-2006 Director of the Unit of Genetics in Mood Disorders,
Psychiatry Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan,
Italy.
1999-2010 Lecturer at The European Certificate in Anxiety and
Mood Disorders, Maastricht University, The Netherland.
2001-2008 Temporary Associate professor at Vita-Salute
University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
2006-2011 Researcher, tenured, Psychiatry Department, Bologna
University, Bologna, Italy.
2012-present Associate Professor, Psychiatry Department,
Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.
2014 Italian national habilitation of Full Professor of Psychiatry.
Students supervised
7 biologists, 4 psychologists, 22 medical doctors, 3
PhD.
Editorial Activity
Reviewers for over 130 international journals, of which 16 as
member of the editorial board and 2 as associate editor.
Reviewer for 60 international funding agencies including European
Commission.
Funding
Principal investigator in 12 national and international funded
projects for a total of over 1,000,000 euro.
Publications
Coordinator of a research unit active in genetic and clinical
studies of major psychoses (Mood disorders, Schizophrenia) is author of more than 640 peer reviewed
international papers. 1 textbook of Psychiatry, 18 book
chapters, 650 abstracts at meetings of which more than 100 as
speaker or chairman. H-Index=92. First position in Psychiatry in Italy. Highly Cited Researcher Web of Science 2019 and 2020.
Teaching activity
2002-2004 Psychiatry within Residency, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan
2006-present Psychiatry within Medicine, Residency and health courses, Bologna University
Teacher in over 80 international events including the organization of Master, Summer School and invited lectures.
Over 120 invited presentations at international meetings (see attached CV for details).
Clinical Activity
1998-2006 Registrar, Psychiatry Department, S. Raffaele
hospital
From 2009 Registrar, Servizio Psichiatrico Diagnosi e Cura Ottonello, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna.
From 2011 Director, Unit for Mood and Anxiety Disorders,
Institute of Psichiatry, Bologna University.
