Background
Foffani, Guglielmo was born on July 13, 1977 in Somma Lombardo, Italy.
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Guglielmo Foffani
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Guglielmo Foffani, Italian biomedical engineer. Achievements include research in discovery and characterization of very-fast neural rhytms operating in the basal ganglia of patients with Parkinson's disease, in collaboration with Professor Alberto Priori (Milan, Italy); research in clarification of the role of spike-timing in cortical somatosensory processing, in collaboration with Professor Karen A. Moxon.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 2004. Laurea in Ingegneria Biomedica, Politecnico di Milano, 2001.
Career
Research assistant professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, since 2005. Investigator Fundacion del Hospital Nacional de Paraplejicos para la Investigacion y la Integracion, Toledo, Spain, since 2005. Scientific consultant Department of Neurological Sciences, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, since 2001.
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Membership
Member of Sociedad Espanola de Neurociencias, Society for Neuroscience, Tau Beta Pi.
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Recipient Paolo Mancini Laurea award, International Finance Corporation-National Research Council, Pisa (Italy), 2001, Professor Guglielmo Scarlato award, Italian Society of Neurology, 2003, Loring Biomedical Technology Entrepreneurship awards, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, 2005, award for significant achievement reflecting credit on Drexel, Drexel University, 2005. Calhoun fellowship, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, 2002-2003, Joseph Son of Mozino scholarship, College of Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 2002, grant, National Parkinson Foundation, Miami, Florida, 2004-2005.Recipient Paolo Mancini Laurea award, International Finance Corporation-National Research Council, Pisa (Italy), 2001, Professor Guglielmo Scarlato award, Italian Society of Neurology, 2003, Loring Biomedical Technology Entrepreneurship awards, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, 2005, award for significant achievement reflecting credit on Drexel, Drexel University, 2005. Calhoun fellowship, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, 2002-2003, Joseph Son of Mozino scholarship, College of Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 2002, grant, National Parkinson Foundation, Miami, Florida, 2004-2005.