1976 Medical degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Messina. 1978-79 Research Fellow, Muscular Dystrophy Group Labs, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 1980 Board in Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Messina. 1985-86 Post-doctoral Certification in Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Since 1994 Full Professor of Neurology, University of Messina. President, Italian Association of Neuropathology (2001-2002). Founder Member and first President, Italian Association of Myology (2000-2003). President, Italian Association for Autonomic Nervous System (2008-2012). Member, Executive Board of the World Muscle Society (2007-2010). Associate Editor, “Neurological Sciences” (2010-2017). Corresponding Fellow, American Neurological Association (since 2000).