MD, Specialist in Rheumatology, Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia. Previously Research fellow at Policlinico Umberto I in Rome, "Sapienza" University of Rome. He has graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Rome Tor Vergata at the age of 23 with honors, specialist in Rheumatology with honors at the Sapienza University of Rome, PhD in Hematological, Immunological and Rheumatological Sciences with honors at Sapienza University of Rome, Master in Translational Medicine in Rheumatology at the University of Trieste. He achieved the national scientific qualification for access to the role of Associate Professor (DD n.161 / 2013) in January 2015. His scientific activity has focused on the study of autoimmune diseases with regard to rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. His studies investigated the interactions between genetics and autoimmune diseases and the use of ultrasound imaging in rheumatic diseases. Since 2010 he has been lecturer of musculoskeletal ultrasound for the European League Against Rheumatism and for the Italian Society of Rheumatology. Founder and member of the SIRYoung. He published as author or co-author over 200 peer-reviewed papers (h-index=42) in prestigeous national and international journals, including Nature Genetics, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis & Rheumatology and Journal of Autoimmunity, he edited books such as Mosaic of Autoimmunity and, among others, he won the MAI - Mosaic of Autoimmunity Award. He is referee for over 100 peer-reviewed journals including New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis & Rheumatology and Rheumatology (Oxford). He is in the editorial board of several journals such as Autoimmunity Reviews. He has participated in randomized, double-blind, phase II and III controlled, multicenter clinical trials. He has been speaker and chairman in national and international courses, seminars and conferences, winner of international and national grants.