SCIENTIFIC CAREER:
19/12/1995: Degree in Biology, University of Bologna,
Italy
1995-1996: Training at the S. Orsola Hospital of Bologna
1996-1999: PhD in Neuroscience, University of L'Aquila,
Italy, with the discussion of the final dissertation on "Cortical
connections of the extrastriate visual area V6 in the macaque
brain: electrophysiological study and neuroanatomical
analysis".
1999-2000: Annual Post-doc scholarship in Vision
Neurophysiology, Dept. of Human and General Physiology, University
of Bologna
2000-2004: Four-years Post-doc scholarship "Assegno di
Ricerca", in Vision Neurophysiology Laboratory, Dept. of Human
and General Physiology, University of Bologna
July 2002 Six months scholarship supported by "Marco Polo
Project Fellowship" of the University of Bologna for young
researchers abroad, in Vision Research Laboratory of Prof. Rosa,
Dept. of Physiology of Monash University, Clayton, Australia, about
the project “The parieto-occipital cortex in New world and Old
world monkeys”.
2005-2006: Annual MIUR Post-doc scholarship in Vision
Neurophysiology Laboratory, Dept. of Human and General
Physiology
From 1st of October 2006: University Researcher of General Physiology, Dept. of Human and General Physiology, University of Bologna.
PRESENT POSITION:
12/2020 Associate Professor in Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences of the University of Bologna (SSD BIO/09)
RESEARCH FIELD:
Neurophysiology and neuroanatomy of the primate visual
system.
RELEVANT DETAILS:
· Visitor research:
- Neuroanatomy Laboratory of Prof. Luppino, Dept. of
Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy;
- Vision Research Laboratory of Prof. Rosa, Dept. of Physiology
of Monash University, Clayton, Australia;
- Neuroimaging Laboratory of Prof. Zilles, Inst. for medicine
(IME), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.
· Holder of bursaries for young
researchers to attend international meetings “FENS2000” in Brighton
(UK), “Joint Meeting of the Physiological Society and SIF 2002” in
Liverpool (UK), “SFN2003” in New Orleans (USA), “FENS2004” in
Lisbona (P), “SFN2010” in San Diego (USA).
·
Seminars at the Dept. of Human and
General Physiology in Bologna and in others Italian and foreign
Universities: 17/10/02 Melbourne University of Melbourne; 31/10/02
Sydney University of Sydney; 18/11/02 Monash University of
Melbourne; 2nd annual meeting PrimateNeurobiology, 23-25/03/2009,
Gottingen-Tubingen, Germany; European Meeting The Health Brokerage
Event 2009, Prague, 4/6/2009; Cognitive Systems and Robotics in ICT
call 6- infoday, Prague, 20/01/2010; Scientific Meeting Fondazione
del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna, 18/5/2010, Bologna; Open
Information Day – FP7 Health Research Conference, Brussels,
8/6/2010; Meeting "Science, Technology, Higher Education and
Society in the Conceptual Age" STHESCA2011, Cracovia 4-7/7/2011; 15th International Multisensory
Research Forum (IMRF), Amsterdam 10-14/6/2014.
· Courses and Society:
- 14-16, 21-22/01/2015, "Training
Course and Update regarding the
use of animals for
scientific and
educational",
Bologna
- 25-27/11/2013, 1st "European Surgical Training for the Utah
Electrode Array", Marseille, France
- 23-25/03/2009, 2nd
annual meeting "PrimateNeurobiology", Gottingen-Tubingen,
Germany
- June-September 2009, Bologna, "Introductory course on animal
testing";
- 9-11/11/2009, Roma, “Biology, care, nutrition and handling of
non-human primates”;
- “Theoretical-practical
couse of Optic and Confocal microscpopy", University of
Bologna;
- “Improving couse of
Nutrition and Welfare", University of Milano;
- Couses of digital graphics
and analysis of image;
- Advaced Conversation
course of english at the Anglo American School of English of
Bologna;
- Member of the “Italian
Physiological Society (SIF)”, “Italian Neuroscience Society
(SINS)”, “FENS”, “Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS)”,
"Society for Neuroscience" (SFN).
PhD program faculty:
- 2013 PhD in “Joint International PH.D Program in cognitive neuroscience” University of Bologna
- From 2007 to 2009 PhD in “Biomedical Sciences” University of Bologna
- 2006 PhD in “Neurophysiology” University of Bologna
· Scientific collaborations:
Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy
Dept. of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton Campus,
Melbourne, Australia
Dept. of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Universidad
Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Dept. of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Crete, Iraklion, Greece
Inst. for medicine (IME), Research Center Juelich, Juelich,
Germany
Author of 27 peer-reviewed papers on international journals and
48 abstracts.