Born in Bologna, Italy, 1973.
Education and Employments
1998 Graduation in Biology, University of Bologna,
Italy.
2004 PhD in Neurophysiology
2004-2006 Two-years Post-doc fellowship in “Medical,
Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Sciences”, University of Bologna,
Italy.
2006-2011 Post-doc fellowship in “Systemic and
molecular aspects of the vegetative activity in the wake-sleep
cycle”, University of Bologna, Italy.
2013 From April to September, "Visiting
Scientist" at the Prof.Shaun Morrison's laboratory, at
the Department of Neurological Surgery - Oregon Health and
Science University - Portland OR - USA
2011-2026 Research Fellow, Assistant Professor,
Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of
Bologna, Italy.
from 2026 Associate Professor of Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy.
Research fields:
Hypothalamic regulation of the wake-sleep cycle and the
functional relationships between that regulation and the
homeostasis of physiological parameters.
Teaching responsibilities:
Lecturer at School of Psychology, University of Bologna,
division of Cesena: Clinical Psychophysiology II (6
CFU).
Lecturer at Psychology Specialty program in Clinical Psychology: Physiology (3 CFU).
Scientific collaborations:
- Jack Adam Tuszynski, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- Marco Cavaglià, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italia.
- Robin Mc Allen, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Melbourne,
Australia.
- Shaun Morrison, Department of Neurological Surgery at Oregon
Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
- Pablo Torterolo, Department of Physiology, Universidad de la
Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Ennio Vivaldi e Adrian Ocampo, Institute of Biochemical
Science, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
