1985 – Milano - University of Milano - Doctoral degree in Biology (cum laude). Thesis: Interaction between proteins and centromeric DNA in S. cerevisiae 1987/1990 - Milano - Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese - Research Scientist. Research projects: Cloning and molecular analysis of erythrocyte membrane proteins from Hypertensive and Normotensive Milan rat strains. Characterization of ß-NGF mRNAs in human fetal tissues and analysis of human ß-NGF gene. 1987 - Oxford, U.K - Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford - Visiting Scientist Research project: identification of brain specific transcripts by subtractive hybridization. 1990/1993 – Houston, TX - Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine - Visiting Research Associate. 1994 – Houston, TX - Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine - Research Assistant Professor. Research projects: Isolation and characterization of the murine Xist gene. Characterization of the Kallmann syndrome gene and molecular analysis of the Xp22 region in man. Identification and analysis of a newly identified gene family of chloride channels in man and mouse. 1995/2000 - Milano - Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine - Research Unit Coordinator. Research projects: Identifications of novel human genes (DRES - Drosophila Related, Expressed Sequences) similar to Drosophila mutant genes. Identification of the genes responsible for lysinuric protein intolerance, non type I cystinuria and mucolipidosis type IV. 1998/2000 – Milano – Universita’ Vita-Salute San Raffaele, School of Medicine - Adjunct Professor of General Informatics. 2000/2001 – Napoli – Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine – Visiting Scientist. 2000/present - Brescia - University of Brescia – School of Medicine - Associate Professor in Applied Biology – Full Professor in Genetics Research projects: study of the genetic and molecular basis of some inherited metabolic diseases