Dr. Veria Vacchiano currently works at the Department of Biomedical Science and Neuromotor Sciences DIBINEM, University of Bologna. She conducts research in neurology. Her skills and expertise include motor neuron diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, neuromuscular disorders, multiple sclerosis, and neuroinflammation. She has 57 publications with 622 citations and an h-index of 12 (Scopus, 15 December 2023).
Rocco Liguori is a Professor at the IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna. He graduated in 1983 from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna-Italy. He received a specialization degree in Neurology from the University of Bologna in 1988 and a specialization degree in Clinical Neurophysiology from the University of Copenhagen-Denmark in 1991. From 1987 to 1991, he was appointed as a senior physician at the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, the National University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. From 1992 to 1998, he worked as a Clinical Assistant at the Institute of Neurology-University of Bologna, and, from 1999 to October 2010, he was appointed as a Researcher in Neurology. In November 2010, he became a Professor of Neurology (previously at the Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna), and, since 16 October 2012, at the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna. His main research area focuses on clinical neurophysiology and clinical neurology. He has also been performing research studies on quality standards in electromyography, and acquired and genetic channelopathies. He is a member of the European Academy of Neurology, Italian Society of Neurology, Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SINC), and Italian Society of Miopathology (AIM).
Giovanni Rizzo is a neurologist and senior researcher at the IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Italy. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery, specializing in Neurology, and obtained a Ph.D. in Sleep Medicine at the University of Bologna. He has long-lasting experience in neurodegenerative diseases, movement disorders, and sleep disorders. He is a member of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), Italian Society of Neurology (SIN), The Movement Disorder Society (MDS), the LIMPE-DISMOV Academy, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), and the Italian Chapter ISMRM. His skills and expertise include neurodegenerative diseases, neuroimaging, neuroscience, magnetic resonance imaging, movement disorders, rare neurological disorders, and genetic neurological disorders. He has an h-index of 33 (Scopus, December 16, 2023).
