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	Struttura	Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino (DSB)
	Telefono	0498211402
	Qualifica	Professore associato confermato
	Settore scientifico	MED/03 - GENETICA MEDICA
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Segreteria genetica clinica

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CV of Dr. Leonardo Salviati, MD, PhD

Born: Padova (Italy) November 15th 1969
Present Position: Assistant Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Padova

Academic training
1988-1995 Medical School , University of Padova, degree magna cum laude.
1996-1999 Pediatrics residency program, University of Padova
1999-2002 Post Doctoral Research Fellow. Department of Neurology , Columbia University, New York USA
2001- 2004 PhD program in developmental sciences, University of Padova

Research activity
1994-1995 Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Padova. Prof L.A. Pinna’s lab.
1998-1999 Department of Pediatrics University of Padova. Dr. Maurizio Scarpa’s lab.
1999-2002 Merritt Research Center, Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York. USA. Eric A. Schon’s lab
2002- Department of Pediatrics University of Padova.

Scholarships
2000-2002 Telethon Italia grant 439b for young researchers
2000-2002 University of Padova scholarship for young researchers abroad.

Honors
1999 G. Bentivoglio prize, University of Padova

His research has focused on the molecular bases of neurometabolic disease, in particular mitochondrial disorders. His group is currently elucidating the genetics of the CoQ biosynthetic pathway in humans and the molecular bases of CoQ deficiency and of cytochrome c oxidase defeciency.

He has co-authored 115 articles published in international peer reviewed journals with a total IF over 600 and Hindex= 32.
He has been awarded grants from both national and international institutions for a total of over € 1.5 M.