Associate Professor in Internal Medicine Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Coordinator of the nursing and obstetrics master's degree course University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro RESEARCH INTERESTS Cardio-metabolic evaluation of subjects at high risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease Pathophysiological mechanism of type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, through the study of insulin sensitivity and secretion Prevention and treatment of gestational diabetes Mechanism of action of new drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes Sex differences in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and in cardiovascular disease Reviewer in many international journal with peer review. 60 invited presentations to national congresses and 1 invited presentations to international congress and 41 oral communications presented at various national and international congresses. Principal investigator in 3 clinical trials and Co-investigator in many international clinical trials phase 1b, 2 b and 3 conducted in GCP. Author or co-author of 118 pubblications per extenso on scientific journals with peer review Total Impact factor = 991.81 Mean Impact factor =9.139 Total citations =2839 H index= 31 (Google Scholar) i10 index= 55 (Google Scholar) H index= 26 (scopus.com) 2016-2020: Member of the Interassociative Study Group SID/AMD Diabetes and Pregnancy. 2019-today Member of the Study Group Gender Medicine in the Italian Society of Internal Medicine