Dr Luvisetto obtained his degree in Chemistry at University of Padova (Italy). He started his scientific carrer at the Institute of General Pathology (University of Padova, Italy), where he made studies on mitochondrial physiology with emphasis in energy conversion during mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. He was Visiting Scientist at Department of Membrane Research of the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel). Actuallty he has a permanent position as Researcher of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) at Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Rome) where he is doing studies on the pharmacology of pain modulation and peripheral nerve regeneration after peripheral nerve injury in animal models. Specifically, his main interest is the study of the effects of botulinum neurotoxins, serotype A and B, in peripheral regeneration after peripheral nerve injury. Dr. Luvisetto has authored and co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, including reviews . He has been invited speaker at a number of international and national conferences and meetings. He is an active member of some national and international professional associations. He served as reviewer for many scientific journal.