Education Doctor of Biology July 1994, University of Catania Thesis: “Purification of mammal proteins in Biotechnology” Biologist qualification: November 1995 Academic Experience 1994–1997: Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Catania; Ph.D. in "Motor Sciences" at the University of Catania with a dissertation on “Sensory representation of static and dynamic parameters of limb in the spinocerebellar system”, March 2001. Career Experience Graduate training (Feb–Aug 2000) in the laboratory of Professor Richard Poppele at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN); Post-doc (August 2002–July 2003) in the laboratory of Professor Richard People at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN). Current position Full-time researcher in “Metodi e didattica delle attività motorie” from 2005 to 2008; Full-time researcher in “Physiology” from 2008 to present. Main research fields: neurophysiology of cerebellum; human motor control and learning, rare diseases, muscle, and vitamin D. Author of 40 full papers.