Education: 2004-2014 Researcher Assistant Professor, University of Parma. 2005- Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology. 1999-2004 Researcher at the Institute of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Laboratory of Cellular Pharmacology and Department of Pharmacological and Biological Sciences and Applied Chemistries, University of Parma. 1997- Doctor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, University of Parma. Foreign experiences: 2000-2002 Visiting Scientist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA. Author of 50 papers in indexed international journals. H-index 26. Qualified for Associate Professorship ASN Bando 2012 (DD n.222/2012). Participations at several national and international scientific meetings with also some invited presentations.