Education

03/2000:         PhD degree in Veterinary Neuroanatomy, University of Torino, Italy.

“Neuropeptide Y distribution and autoradiografic localization of its receptor in the carp brain (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758; Cyprinidae, Teleostei.)”. The work was mostly done at the University of Pisa in collaboration with Prof. Bruno Cozzi (University of Padova) who co-supervised the thesis.

02/1994          Doctor in Biological Sciences degree, University of Pisa, Italy.

Work positions

05/2001                       Assistant Technician of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy.

01/1997 – 12/1999      PhD student at the University of Pisa, Italy.

Teaching experience

2012 – 2015                Teaching assistant (laboratory practice and dissection) for the courses of Anatomy I, Anatomy II, Histology-Embryology-Morphogenesis of the DVM program – University of Pisa.

2011                            Lecture on the digestive system of birds. Qinghai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, College of Qinghai University, China (PRC).

2005 – 2006                Teaching assistant (laboratory practice) for the course of Comparative Cell Biology of the Agricultural Sciences program – University of Pisa.

2001-2004                   Teaching assistant (laboratory practice) for the course of Animal Biology of the Agricultural Sciences program – University of Pisa.

Referee activity:

2015                           Neuropeptide

2015                            PlosOne

2013                            The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

2012                            Tissue and Cell 2005

2011                            Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology

Membership of scientific societies

2011                           Associazione Italiana dei Morfologi Veterinari

2016                           Member of the Program Commitee of the Claustrum Society

Membership of journal editorial boards

2016                Claustrum (www.claustrumresearch.net)