• 2015: HHMI Certification on Undergraduate Education in the Life Sciences – National Academies Northeast Summer Institute (SI: June 14-19) at Princeton University. [http://www.summerinstitutes.org/ – Goals, Expectations, Format of the Summer Institutes].
• 2014: Earned the Teaching in Higher Education Certificate for Faculty [http://tlc.temple.edu/teaching-certificates/teaching-higher-education-certificate-teachers-and-professionals].
• 2014 (Spring – Part Two): Successfully completed the graduate-level course in Educational Technology EPSY 8960/ED 5804/Teaching in Higher Education Certificate for Faculty. This TLC course focuses on the research on how people learn and best teaching practices, including course design.
• 2013 (Spring – Part One): Successfully completed the graduate-level course in Educational Psychology EPSY 8985/Teaching in Higher Education Certificate for Faculty. This TLC course focuses on the research on how people learn and best teaching practices, including course design.
• 2011: Researching and Evaluating your Business Idea. Business Building Program Workshops that provides the tools to evaluate the challenges and feasibility of your business idea through research and planning.
• 2006: Professional Development Certificate in Teaching Italian Language in a Learner-Centered Approach (Learner-Centered Pedagogy), in which the courses are tailored to the student needs, from The University of Pennsylvania (32 hours, January/May 2006).
• 2001 – 2002: Non-degree Pre-MBA program (1. Management 2. Macroeconomics – Prof. W. Sudell), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.
• 1995 – 1999: Specialty in Clinical Pathology (Post Graduate Certif. – 4 years). Earned in 1999. Program of the 1st year: Molecular Diagnostics, 2nd year: Gene Therapy, 3rd year: Cancer Genetics, 4th year: Virology. Department of Pathology, University of Modena, Italy (Foreign Academic Credentials evaluated and authenticated by World Education Services, New York).
• 1996: Earned Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Immunodermatology (Foreign Academic Credentials evaluated and authenticated by World Education Services, New York).
• 1992 – 1995: Ph.D. program in Immunodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Laboratory of Cell Biology, University of Modena (Italy).
• 1990: Graduated in Natural Sciences (MS), University of Modena, Italy (Foreign Academic Credentials evaluated and authenticated by World Education Services, New York).
• 1987: Graduated in Biology (MS), University of Modena, Italy (Foreign Academic Credentials evaluated and authenticated by World Education Services, New York).
• 1976 – 1981: The Art Institute of Trento, Italy (5 years High School Diploma in Applied Art & Design).