Present position: associate professor in Biochemistry in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Pisa. Educational and professional positions: 2000: degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, University of Pisa. 2001-2003: PhD in Molecular, Metabolic and Functional Exploration of the Nervous System, at University of Pisa. 2003-2005: Post-Doc at University of Pisa. Title of the research program: “Biochemical action of ghrelin and corticostatine”. 2005: Master in Clinical Research of Drugs, University of Pisa. 2005-2008: assistant professor (3-year position) in Biochemistry at the University of Pisa, with program research on "Formation and biological activity of biogenic amines and purine metabolites in cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues and their role in regulating the contractile function." 2009-2016: assistant professor in Biochemistry in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Pisa.