PERSONAL DATA Name: Massimo Surname: Gennarelli Birthdate: 27/02/1960 Place of birth: Vicenza Division of Biology and Genetics - Dep. of Molecular and Translational Medicine - University of Brescia EDUCATION AND TRAINING 1987: degree in Biological Sciences - Urbino University 1995: PhD in Medical Genetics - University La Sapienza, Rome 1999-present: Research Supervisor at IRCCS-Centre S.Giovanni di Dio, FBF, Brescia 2002-present: Medical Genetics Professor - School of Medicine - University of Brescia 2003-present: is consultant at IRCCS-Centre S.Giovanni di Dio, FBF, Brescia 2005-present: is responsible of all preclinical studies of the “Ricerca Corrente” EMPLOYMENT AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE As Principal investigator: 1998: Telethon 1061 project 2000-01-04-07-08: Finalized Research multicentre projects of Health Minister 2001-04: Research projects approved by Cariplo Fondation 2006: Research project approved by Mariani Fondation 2010-present: Lombardy Region (ID: 17387 SAL-13) As Operative Unit Supervisor in numerous Italian Ministry of Health, FIRB, PRIN and Cariplo Foundation projects. Participant in the EU Project "Genome-based therapeutic drugs for depression (GENDEP)" supported by a European Commission Framework 6 grant (coord. Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK) Scientific society From 1990 to 1997: is associate to Associazione Genetica Italiana From 1991 to 1997: is associate to Associazione Italiana Genetica Medica From 1998-present: associate to Società Italiana di Genetica Umana 2010- present : is coordinator of Pharmacogenomics Group inside the SIGU From 1997-present: is member of MDA/AFM International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium From 2001-present: is member of Società Italiana di Neuropsicofarmacologia Prof. Gennarelli is currently the author of over 153 publications in peer-reviewed international journals.