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Giuseppe Sciamanna - F1000 Associate Faculty Member (since 22 April 2010)

Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Roma 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy

BIOGRAPHY

Giuseppe Sciamanna is an Associate Faculty Member who works with Antonio Pisani to evaluate the literature relevant to their research interests.

CURRENT POSITION:
Post-Doc researcher at Neurophysiology lab, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome (Italy), headed by Professor Antonio Pisani

EDUCATION:
• Master degree in Biology (2004), University of Urbino, Urbino Italy
• PhD in Neuroscience (2008), University of TorVergata, Rome Italy
• Fellowship position at University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Biology, Supervisor Professor Charles J Wilson, (2008)

MEMBERSHIPS:
Society for Neuroscience

AWARDS/HONORS:
IBRO student fellowship (2008) supporting the research position at University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Biology, supervisor Professor Charles J Wilson.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
• Electrophysiological and pharmacological study of basal ganglia
• Short and long term synaptic plasticity of neostriatum
• Pathophysiology of movement disorders as Dystonia and Parkinson disease

EVALUATIONS