Giuseppe Lanza
University of Catania, Italy
Biography
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I was born in Catania (Italy) in 1982. I am currently Consultant Neurologist and Clinical<br />
Researcher at the Department of Neurology I.C. of the “Oasi” Institute for Research on Mental<br />
Retardation and Brain Aging (I.R.C.C.S.) in Troina (Italy), which is a Collaborating Center of the<br />
World Health Organization (WHO) for Research and Training in Neuroscience. After graduation<br />
with honours in Medicine in 2007, I trained at the School of Neurology of the University of<br />
Catania, and got the international PhD in “Basic and Applied Biomedical Sciences” at the same<br />
Institution. I specialized in cerebrovascular diseases and Neurosonology at the “Stroke Unit” based<br />
on the “Sant’Andrea Civic Hospital” in La Spezia (Italy). As visiting clinical research Fellow, I<br />
further trained at the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology of the “Royal Victoria Infirmary”<br />
and at the Department of Neuroscience, Newcastle University (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK). In 2013<br />
I was selected for one the six Scientific Fellowship promoted by the European Federation of<br />
Neurological Societies (EFNS), with a project titled “Visual hallucinations in dementia with Lewy<br />
bodies: a combined TMS/EEG study.” From October 2015, I teach Neurology as Assistant Professor<br />
at the “Kore” University of Enna (Italy). I have co-authored more than 60 publications in<br />
international refereed Journals and Conferences and I also serve as Editorial Board member and<br />
invited Reviewer of several international Journals.</p>