I was born in Catania (Italy) in 1982. I currently work as a Senior Academic Researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Catania (Italy). After graduation with honours in Medicine, I trained at the School of Neurology and got the international PhD at the same University. As visiting Clinical Research Fellow, I further trained at the Department of Neuroscience and Clinical Neurophysiology of the Newcastle University(UK). In 2013 I was selected for a Scientific Fellowship promoted by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS). From 2013 to October 2018, I worked as a Consultant Neurologist at the “Oasi Research Institute–IRCCS” in Troina (Italy), which is a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization (WHO). From 2015 to October 2018, I taught Neurology at the University of Enna (Italy). I have authored more than 140 publications in internationally-indexed peer-reviewed Journals and Conferences or Meetings, and I currently serve as Editor and invited Reviewer of several international Journals. More recently, I have obtained the Master of Science in Clinical Research andthe National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor (procedure for the Italian University Professor recruiting, based on rigorous criteria of scientific qualification).

Cerebrovascular diseases, Cognitive impairment and dementia, Neuropsychiatric disorders, Sleep disorders, Gluten-related neuropathology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation