Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Novelli is Head of the Human Genetics Research Unit at the Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy). He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Reno, Nevada (USA). He served as a member of the Pharmacogenetics Working Party, EMA (European Medicines Agency), for 5 years. He is a member of the Italian National Committee for Biotechnology and Biosecurity of the Italian President of Council. The primary focus of his work is the genetic mapping, identification, and characterization of human disease genes. He has published more than 690 publications in peer-reviewed journals, with an h-index of 69 (Scopus, May 2024).