Elena Parrini PhD

Date of birth: 18/11/1974
Place of birth: Pisa
 
Education, training and employment:
 
03/2001: Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Pisa (110/ 110 cum Laude)
04/2001: Starting of the research activity at the Neurogenetics Laboratory, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa (Italy)
11/2002: Pre-doctoral training at the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan (Italy)
10/2004: Specialization in Genetics at the University of Pisa (Italy) ( 110/ 110 cum Laude)
11/2004: Beginning of the Ph.D. program in Neuroscience, University of Pisa (Italy)
2004-2006: PhD training at the Neurogenetics Laboratory of the IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa
11/2006: Employment and PhD training at the Neurogenetics Laboratory of the AOU Meyer, Florence (Italy)
04/2008: PhD in Neuroscience, University of Pisa (Italy)
01/2009: Permanent position, geneticist at the Neurogenetics Laboratory of the AOU Meyer, Florence (Italy)
 
Main research activities:
 
Mutation analysis (DHPLC, sequencing and MLPA) of genes involved in neuronal migration disorders and epilepsy; linkage analysis in families with epilepsy; genotype-phenotype correlation in patients with neuronal migration disorders and epilepsy.