Pier Francesco Ferrari

Since 2016 Dr Ferrari has been Director of Research at the CNRS in Lyon where he heads the laboratory of Social Neuroscience and Comparative Development. Dr. Ferrari received his degree in biology from the University of Parma, Italy, in 1992. During his doctorate he carried out his research between the universities of Parma, London and Leeds in Great Britain. He quickly followed up with a post-doc at Tufts University in Boston in the United States. On his return to Italy he joined the team led by Giacomo Rizzolatti in Parma to study the role of mirror neurons in emotional communication and intentions. Between 2007 and 2008, he worked as an associate scientist/researcher at the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, by conducting research on brain development in relation to cognitive functions and social behavior in macaques. He has also held the position of Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, USA, and Visiting Professor at the University of Reading in Great Britain. Dr. Ferrari was Associate Professor in Neuroscience at the University of Parma in Italy until 2016. Among his achievements is the Wilson Distinguished Lecturer Award from the University of Georgia in the United States. He was also the president of the Italian association of primatology, API. In association with Giacomo Rizzolatti, he is the director of the international school of Neuroscience 'Sir John Eccles', which takes place at the Ettore Majorana Center in Erice, Italy. http://schools.centromajorana. it / epigenetics2018 / Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture International School of Neuroscience 'Sir John Eccles' Directors: Pier-Francesco Ferrari and Giacomo Rizzolatti Dr Ferrari's research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. The current research is mainly funded by the National Institute of Health, in the United States (P01 HD064653-01), the University of Lyon 1, the Fondation de France, the Federation for Brain Research, the Italian Ministry of Health. santé (PRIN), Centro Diagnostico Europeo Dalla Rosa Prati, Fondazione Bassignani, Giocampus. Pier-Francesco Ferrari and Giacomo Rizzolatti Dr. Ferrari's research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Ongoing research is mainly funded by the National Institute of Health in the United States (P01 HD064653-01), Lyon 1 University, the Fondation de France, the Federation for Brain Research, the Italian Ministry of Health (PRIN), Centro Diagnostico Europeo Dalla Rosa Prati, Fondazione Bassignani, Giocampus. Pier-Francesco Ferrari and Giacomo Rizzolatti Dr. Ferrari's research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Ongoing research is mainly funded by the National Institute of Health in the United States (P01 HD064653-01), Lyon 1 University, the Fondation de France, the Federation for Brain Research, the Italian Ministry of Health (PRIN), Centro Diagnostico Europeo Dalla Rosa Prati, Fondazione Bassignani, Giocampus.