Born in Verona (Italy) on May 18th, 1971


EDUCATION

- June 1998: Degree in Physical Education at ISEF of Bologna, Italy. Thesis title: “Modulation of neurovegetative control upon the heart during and after exercise”. download pdf

- September 2002: graduation in Motor Science at University of Verona. Thesis title: "Application of spectral analysis to heart rate and arterial blood pressure". vote 110/110 cum laude. download pdf

- November 2003: PhD Student in Physiology at University of Torino.


COURSES

-November 1999: Basic course of SPSS 8.0 at CICA of University of Verona.

-November 2000: Basic course di STATA 6 at CICA of University of Verona.

-September 2001: Course “Physiology of human locomotion” of School of Physiology and Bio-physic at Cebism of Rovereto. Director Prof. P.E. di Prampero


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

-September 1998: Fellowship at Dept. of Neurological and Vision Science, section of Physiology, University of Verona.

-May-July 1999: Collaboration with Verona’s Civic Administration on the research project “Movement and Diabetes”.

-October 1999: Collaboration with ISEF of Verona on the research project “Neurovegetative adaptations to Physical exercise”. Supervisor Dott. F.Schena.

-June 2000: Fellowship at CeBiSM of Rovereto

-March 2001: Collaboration contract with Technogym s.r.l.

-February 2002: Collaboration contract with C.I.R.C. (cardiovascular research center)


CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

- February 1999: Speaker at SIF spring meeting (Firenze). “Post-exercise power spectra of heart rate and systolic blood pressure in humans” Pflügers Arch – Eur J Physiol (1999) 438 : R4.

- October 1999: Scientific Secretariat’s Member of the International Conference Health’s care and sport performance in cycling towards the 2000(Verona).

- October 1999: Speaker at the International Conference Health’s care and sport performance in cycling towards 2000 (Verona). “Cardiovascular neurovegetative control after exercise: “vagal and sympathetic role studied by means of spectral analysis”.

- September 2000: Speaker at SIF autumn meeting (Catania). “Oscillations of arterial pressure as markers of sympathetic activity during exercise”.

- July 2001: Speaker at 6th Congress of European College of Sport Science (Cologne). “Bradycardia and increase in low frequency oscillations of RR during recovery after light exercise”.

- September 2001: Speaker at SIF autumn meeting (Ancona). “Frequency domain evaluation of haemodinamics by Portapres generated variables”.

- November 2002: Poster at IX S.I.R.C. congress (Parma). “Effetti centrali e periferici dell'allenamento con diverse masse muscolari in un gruppo di anziani”.