Prof. Antonio Torroni Pavia University, Italy

Antonio Torroni is Professor of Genetics and Director of the PhD program in Life Science at the University of Pavia, Italy. After his undergraduate (1984, Rome University "La Sapienza") and graduate (1988, Pavia University) studies, he was Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (1990-1994) and Rome University... read more"La Sapienza" (1994-1998) and Associate Professor at the University of Urbino (1998-2000). The focus of his research activity is genetic variation (in particular mitochondrial DNA) in human populations and he is author of over 120 publications on the topic.