Laurea in Chemistry, University of Modena, 1983.
Ph.D, University of Modena-Parma, 1986-1988
Post -Doctoral fellowship in the Prof. W.G. Richards Laboratory, Oxford University (U.K) 1998-1999.
Assistant Professor, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 1992-present.
Associate Director of the NFCR Virtual Center for Computational Design.
Author of more than 70 scientific papers in the field of computer simulations of bio-molecular systems and rational drug design.