Psychiatrist with dual M.D./Ph.D. degree and with significant experience in clinical/translational research and clinical practice (schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, addictions, ADHD, etc.), acquired across the US and Europe. Experience in both academic and governmental institutes (worked at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, and at the National Institutes of Health), international agencies (worked at the EU Agency European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction), and regularly collaborated with the pharmaceutical industry. Additional expertise in biostatistics and epidemiology (M.S. in medical statistics), strong written and verbal communication skills (including 30+ scientific presentations at national and international conferences), published extensively (50+ papers in peer-reviewed journals, 13 first-authored, H-index=18).