Yuri Bozzi

• 1986-1991: MSc student in Biology (“Corso di Laurea in Scienze Biologiche”), University of Pisa, Italy.
• October 17, 1991: MSc Degree (“Laurea in Scienze Biologiche”), University of Pisa, Italy (score: 110/110 cum laude).
• 1992-95: Ph.D. student in Neurobiology. Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy.
• 1993-94: Visiting fellow as conscientious objector (civil service in place of military service). Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Chieti, Italy.
• November 1995: national examination (“Esame di Stato”) for the habilitation to the profession of biologist, University of Pisa, Italy (score: 118/150).
• March 25, 1996: Ph.D. degree in Neurobiology (“Diploma di Perfezionamento in Neurobiologia), Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (score: 70/70 cum laude).
• 1996-99: Post-doctoral fellow. IGBMC, Strasbourg, France.
• 1999-2000: Post-doctoral fellow, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy.
• 2000-01: Post-doctoral fellow, Telethon Foundation, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa, Italy
• 2001-17: Research Scientist (“ricercatore III livello”, permanent position), CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa, Italy.
• 2009-17: Principal Investigator. Laboratory of Molecular Neuropatology, Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Italy.
• Since 2017: Full Professor of Physiology, Center for Mind-Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento
• Since 2022: Director, Center for Mind-Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento

April-May 2003: on-contract Professor (University of Pisa). Master degree (“Laurea Vecchio Ordinamento”) in Biological Sciences and Bachelor Degree (“Laurea Triennale”) in Biomolecular Sciences. Integrative course “Regulation of gene expression in the central nervous system” (20 hours; official course “Molecular Biology 2”; SSD BIO-09/BIO-11).

April-May 2004: on-contract Professor (University of Pisa). Master degree (“Laurea Vecchio Ordinamento”) in Biological Sciences and Bachelor Degree (“Laurea Triennale”) in Biomolecular Sciences. Integrative course “Regulation of gene expression in the central nervous system” (20 hours; official course “Molecular Biology 2”; SSD BIO-09/BIO-11).

December 2004: on-contract Professor (University of Pisa). Master degree (Laurea Specialistica) in Neurobiology. Integrative course “Epigenetic factors in nervous system development” (10 hours; official course “Development and differentiation of the nervous system”; SSD BIO-06/BIO-09).

March-June 2005: on contract Professor (University of Pisa). Bachelor Degree (Laurea Triennale) in Biomolecular Sciences. Official course "Biologia Molecolare 2” (40 hours; SSD BIO-11).

December 2005: on-contract Professor (University of Pisa). Master degree (Laurea Specialistica) in Neurobiology. Integrative course “Epigenetic factors in nervous system development” (10 hours; official course “Development and differentiation of the nervous system”; SSD BIO-06/BIO-09).

May 2006: on-contract Professor (University of Pisa). Master degree (“Laurea Vecchio Ordinamento”) in Biological Sciences and Bachelor Degree (“Laurea Triennale”) in Biomolecular Sciences. Integrative course “Regulation of gene expression in the central nervous system” (10 hours; official course “Molecular Biology 2”; SSD BIO-09/BIO-11).

March-June 2007: on contract Professor (University of Pisa). Bachelor Degree (Laurea Triennale) in Biomolecular Sciences. Official course "Biologia Molecolare 2” (40 hours; SSD BIO-11).

March-June 2008: on contract Professor (University of Pisa). Bachelor Degree (Laurea Triennale) in Biomolecular Sciences. Official course "Biologia Molecolare 2” (40 hours; SSD BIO-11). Evaluated as the 2nd best course out of a total of 56 courses.

• September 2010 – September  2013: on-contract Professor (University of Trento). Course of Physiology, Bachelor Degree (“Laurea Triennale”) in Biomolecular Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Sciences (3rd year, 86 hours, 9CFU, SSD BIO-09). Evaluated as the 1st best course in academic year 2011-2012.

September 2010 – September  2013: on-contract Professor (University of Trento). Course of Neurobiology and Molecular Neuropathology, Bachelor Degree (“Laurea Triennale”) in Biomolecular Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Sciences (2nd module, 27 hours, 3 CFU, SSD BIO-09).

February-May 2013: on-contract Professor (University of Trento). Course of Animal models for human pathologies (lab module), Master Degree in Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, CIBIO (10 hours, 1 CFU).

Setptember 2013 - September 2014: on-contract Professor (University of Trento). Course of Organism Biology (module of physiology of nervous and endocrine systems), Bachelor Degree (“Laurea Triennale”) in Biomolecular Sciences and Technologies (CIBIO) (1st year, 18 hours, 2 CFU).

September 2013 – January 2017: on-contract Professor (University of Trento).  Course of Molecular Physiology, Bachelor Degree (“Laurea Triennale”) in Biomolecular Sciences and Technologies,  (CIBIO) (3rd year, 56 hours, 6 CFU, SSD BIO-09).

Since February 1, 2017: Full Professor in Physiology, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy.

March 2017-present: member of the Teaching Committee (“Consiglio dei Docenti”), Ph.D. Program in Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Trento.

2017 – 2020. Course of Neural Foundations of Human Behaviour, Master Degree in Cognitive Sciences, CIMeC (1st year, 42 hours, 6 CFU, SSD BIO-09).

2017 – 2020. Course of Neurobiology of Brain Disorders, Master Degree in Cognitive Sciences, CIMeC (free choice course, 1st / 2nd year, 24 hours, 3 CFU, SSD BIO-09).

2018 -2020. Course of Developmental Neuroscience, Master Degree in Cognitive Sciences, CIMeC (free choice course, 1st / 2nd year, 42 hours, 6 CFU, SSD BIO-09).

2021 - present. Course of Brain Development and Disease, Master Degree in Cognitive Sciences, CIMeC (1st / 2nd year, 64 hours, 9 CFU, SSD BIO-09).

2021 - present. Course of Physiology I. Master in Medicine and Surgery, CISMED University of Trento (2nd year, 30 hours, 5 CFU, SSD BIO-09). 

• March 1, 2017 - March 12, 2019. CIMeC delegate for the quality control of teaching and research.
• March-September 2019: Coordinator of the Doctorate Program in Cognitive and Brain Sciences, CIMeC, University of Trento, Italy.
• September 2019 – September 2021: President of the Recruitment Committee, University of Trento.
• October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2025. Director, Center for Mind/Braince Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Italy.

• For a complete description of research interests see http://www.cimec.unitn.it/en/210/ndr-neurodevelopmental-disorders-research-group

• 1990-1991: MSc student student internship, Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Pisa, Italy. Gene expression studies of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and its receptors in the developing rat visual system. Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppina Barsacchi.
• 1992-1995: Ph.D. student, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa Italy. Studies on the activity-dependent expression of neurotrophic factors in the developing and adult rat visual system. Supervisor: Prof. Lamberto Maffei.
• 1993-1994: Visiting fellow as conscientious objector, Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Chieti, Italy. Biochemical studies on the regulation of intracellular protein transport. Supervisor: Dr. Alberto Luini.
• 1996-1999: Post-doctoral fellow, IGBMC, Strasbourg, France. Molecular, anatomical and physiopathological studies on dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) knockout mice. My studies contributed to investigate the role of D2R signaling in the proliferation of prolactin-producing cells in the pituitary gland and the role of D2R signaling in seizure susceptibility and seizure-induced hippocampal cell death.
• 1999-2001: post-doctoral fellow, Scuola Normale Superiore and CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa, Italy. Studies on the molecular mechanisms of BDNF-mediated neuroprotection in a rat model of visual system lesion. Supervisor: Prof. Lamberto Maffei.
• 2001-2009: research scientist at the CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa, Italy. During these years I started my independent research group, studying molecular mechanisms of neuronal death and survival, antiepileptic effect of botulinum neurotoxin and molecular basis of epilepsy.
• 2009-2017: principal investigator at the Molecular Neuropathology Laboratory, Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Italy. Studies on animal models of epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders.
• 2013-2017: Coordinator of the “Neurobiology and Development” Research Program, CIBIO, University of Trento, Italy.
• 2017-present: principal investigator at the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Italy. Studies on animal models of epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders.

• International Brain Research Organization (IBRO).
• Italian Society of Neuroscience (SINS). Member of the Directive Council from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017.
• Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).

FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AWARDS

• 1993: Fellowship to participate to the XI Congress ABCD, Milano, Italy.
• 1995: Fellowship to participate to the Gordon Research Conference "Neurotrophins" (South Plymouth, NH, USA).
• 1996-1999: “post-doctoral” fellowships at IGBMC, Strasbourg, France (Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale, Fondation Fyssen, Ligue National contre le Cancer)
• 1996: Prize for the best oral communication at the V Italian Congress "Young Researchers in Neuroscience" (Pisa, Italy).
• 1999-2000: “post-doctoral” fellowship in Neurobiology (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy).
• 2000-2001: Fellowship from Fondazione Telethon (Grant 461/bi " In vivo and in vitro models to study the genetic program of neuronal death and survival").

GRANTS AWARDED 

• 2000-2002: Research grant 461/bi, Telethon Foundation (Italy). Principal investigator.Title of the project: "In vivo and in vitro models to study the genetic program of neuronal death and survival". Budget: 55,000 €.
• 2004-2005: Research grant R-04-38, Pierfranco and Luisa Mariani Foundation (Italy). Principal investigator. Title of the project: "Antiepileptic and neuroprotective effects of intracerebral delivery of Botulinum Toxin E in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy". Budget: 50,000 €.
• 2005-2006: Research grant GGP04086, Telethon Foundation (Italy). Co-principal investigator (PI Dr. Matteo Caleo). Title of the project: "Antiepileptic effects of botulinum toxins in rodent models of temporal lobe epilepsy". Budget: 110,000 €.
• 2007-2008: Research grant, Parents Against Childhood Epilepsy (PACE, USA). Principal investigator. Title of the project: "Suppression of a seizure focus by infusion of botulinum neurotoxin in mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy". Budget: $50,000.
• 2007: IBRO funding to organize the Fourth Conference on Epileptogenesis (Pisa, Italy, May 23-26, 2007). Budget: 5,000 €.
• 2008-2009: Research grant, National Research Council (CNR, Italy) – “Ricerche Spontanee a Tema Libero" (RSTL). Principal investigator. Title of the project: “Identification of novel genes involved in epileptogenesis through DNA microarrays technology”. Budget: 35,000 €.
• 2010-2016: Start-up grant for the Molecular Neuropathology Lab management, Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), Univ. of Trento. Budget: from 10,000 to 30,000 € per year.
• 2010-2012: Research grant, Italian Ministry of Health, “Ricerca Finalizzata” Program. PI. Title of the project: “Role of inflammation in the genesis of late-onset epilepsies: gene expression studies in animal models and mutation analysis in epileptic patients”. Budget: 270,000 €.
• 2010-2012: Research grant, Italian Ministry of Education and Research (PRIN 2008 Program). PI. Title of the project: “Neuroanatomical  and behavioural characterization of Engrailed-2 knockout mice, a model for autism spectrum disorders”. Budget: 36,000 €.
• 2010-2013: Research grant, Provincia Autonoma di Trento / EC Marie Curie cofund action. Co-principal investigator (PI: Dr. Paola Sgadò). Title of the project: “Neurobiological basis of autism spectrum disorders: development of cortical inhibitory systems in Engrailed-2 mutant mice” (EnCort project). Budget: 150,000 €.
• 2013-2015:  Research grant, Italian Ministry of Education and Research (PRIN 2010 Program). PI. Title of the project: “Role of BDNF in inhibitory system development in Engrailed-2 mutant mice”. Budget: 90,000 €.
• 2013-2015: Telethon 2012. “Modelling etiopathogenesis of the Foxg1-linked variant of West syndrome”. PI of participating Unit. Coordinator: Prof. Antonello Mallamaci, SISSA, Trieste, Italy. Budget: 35,000 €.
• 2016-2017: EU project 706567 – TransSplicHD “Single-Cell Transcriptomics and Spliceosome analysis to uncover new mechanisms of neuronalvulnerability to Huntington’s Disease”. (Principal Investigator: postdoctoral fellow: Marta Biagioli). Role in the project: supervisor/collaborator. Budget: 180,277 €.
• 2018-2023: TRAIN – Trentino Autism Initiative. University of Trento Strategic Project. Research Grant. Project coordinator. Budget: 240,000 €.
• 2018-2022: BACKUP - Unveiling the relationship between brain connectivity and function by integrated photonics. ERC Advanced Grant, PI Prof. Lorenzo Pavesi (Department of Physics, University of Trento). Role in the project: collaborator. Budget: 2.500.000 €.
• 2019: INFRAFRONTIER2020 precision mammalian model development. Coordinator of a project for the development of a new genetic mouse model of autism.
• 2021-2023 Research grant, Fondazione CARITRO. Trento. Title of the project: “Molecular and behavioural consequences of early postnatal stress in a genetic mouse model of autism spectrum disorder”. Role in the project: Supervisor (Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Gabriele Chelini). Budget: 63,000 €.
• 2021-2022. CARITRO Cultura project “Al museo mi diverto anche io! Progetto di accessibilità museale per bambini e adulti con autismo” (“I also have fun at the musem: accessibility project for young and adult autistic people”). Role in the project: Coordinator of participating unit. Budget: 6,300 €.
• 2022-2024. Spanish Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Association 2021 Award. Research Project “Targeting cerebellar inflammation to rescue sensorimotor deficits in Shank3 full knockout mice”. Role in the project: Principal Investigator. Budget: 120,000 €.
• 2022-2023. Autism Research Institute (ARI) 2021 Award. Research Project “Targeting cerebellar inflammation to rescue sensorimotor deficits in Shank3b mutant mice”. Role in the project: Principal Investigator. Budget: 50,000 $.
• 2022-2024. Spanish Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Association 2021 Award. Research Project “Targeting cerebellar inflammation to rescue sensorimotor deficits in Shank3Δ4-22 knockout mice”. Role in the project: Principal Investigator. Budget: 120,000 €.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

• May 1993: “Monocular deprivation regulates BDNF mRNA expression in the rat visual cortex”, Workshop Capalbio Gruppo di Cooperazione Struttura Molecolare ed Espressione del Gene, May 1993.
• September 1993: “Monocular deprivation regulates BDNF mRNA expression in the rat visual cortex”, XI congresso ABCD, Milano 16-19 September 1993.
• July 1999: Speaker at the “3rd Postgraduate Course in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” (European Federation of Endocrine Societies, Munster, Germany).
• Oct. 2000: "Neuroprotective role of dopamine against hippocampal cell death" Third Neurobiology Conference "Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Repair", Torino, Italy.
• Febr. 2002: "Isolation of novel genes involved in BDNF-mediated neuroprotection" Convegno NEUROSCIENZE MOLECOLARI ABCD, Roma.
• Apr. 2005: "Branched chain aminotransferase (BCATc) is a novel gene induced by BDNF in astrocytes following CNS lesion: a role of glutamate metabolism in BDNF-mediated neuroprotection?" International Symposium "Neuroplasticity, neurotrophic factors and mood disorders". Pisa 8-9 April 2005.
• July 2005: "Antiepileptic effects of botulinum neurotoxin E” III conference on epileptogenesis, San Servolo, Venice, July 28-30, 2005.
• Nov. 2005: "Antiepileptic and neuroprotective effects of intracerebral delivery of Botulinum Toxin E in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy" Fondazione Mariani Symposium, EACD meeting, Montecarlo November 19, 2005.
• March 2006: “Botulinum neurotoxin E: a new tool to interfere with epileptogenesis? 8th Neuroscience Winter Conference, Solden, Austria.
• July 2006: “Anticonvulsant effects of Botulinum neurotoxin E” 7th European Congress of Epileptology, Helsinki, Finland.
• December 2007: “Botulinum Neurotoxin E (BoNT/E) prevents granule cell dispersion but not epileptogenesis in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy”. American Epilepsy Society, Philadelphia, USA.
• February 2008: “Brain development, genes and epilepsy”. Course on the genetics of epilepsy. Fondazione Mariani and School for Neurological Sciences, San Servolo (Venice, Italy).
• April 2008: “Role of dopamine and serotonin in seizure susceptibility: insights from mutant mice”,10th Neuroscience Winter Conference, Solden, Austria.
• September 2008: “Serotonin hyper-innervation abolishes seizure susceptibility in Otx2 conditional mutant mice”. European Congress on Epileptology, Berlin, Germany.
• June 2009: “Role of Otx2 and En2 genes in seizure susceptibility”, Spring Hippocampal Research Conference, Verona, Italy
• May 2011: “Dysfunction of GABAergic interneurons in En2 knockout mice” Spring Hippocampal Research Conference, Verona, Italy.
• June 2011: “Dysfunction of GABAergic interneurons in En2 knockout mice” Autism workshop, CNR Neuroscience Institute, Pisa, Italy.
• July 2011: “Gene expression profiling of forebrain areas in mouse model of autism”. IBRO Congress, Firenze, Italy.
• September 2012: “Molecular basis of neurodevelopmental disorders: the role of GABAergic interneurons”. Summer School "Neural stem cells in development and disease”, Levico Terme (Trento, Italy).
• April 2013: “The Engrailed 2 mouse model of autism”. 15° Neuroscience Winter Conference, Solden, Austria.
• November 2013: “Transcriptome profiling of the Engrailed 2 mouse model of autism: common pathways associated with ASD”. BIOBASH workshop, Genialis-Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy. Video available at https://www.genialis.com/tag/yuri-bozzi/.
• July 2014: “Interneurons and epilepsy”. Summer School on Interneurons, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• October 2015: “Convergent signaling pathways altered in different mouse models of ASD”, workshop “Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”, Siena (Italy).
• January 2016: “Altered BDNF signaling in Engrailed2 knockout mice”. Final workshop of the PRIN2010/IN-BDNF consortium, Monte Bondone (TN), Italy.
• September 2016: “Interneuron dysfunction in the somatosensory cortex of Engrailed2 knockout mice”. Annual retreat of the CNR Neuroscience Institute, Padova, Italy.
• October 2016: “Interneuron dysfunction in the somatosensory cortex of Engrailed2 knockout mice”. 2nd Workshop “Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”, Siena (Italy).
• December 2016: “Comparative studies in mouse models: a strategy to understand the genetic complexity of autism”. 2nd Congress of the Italian Association for Autism research (AIRA), Rome, Italy.
• March 2017: “Neurobiological bases of autism spectrum disorders”. Workshop “Le neuroscienze tra clinica e ricerca”, Rovereto, Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjItNv5Lrks
• Feb 2019 “My experience as an IMI reviewer”. CIBIO workshop “Funding strategy: from fundamental to translational science”, University of Trento, Italy
• Feb 2019 “Defensive response to whisker stimulation and reduced somatosensory cortex activation in the Engrailed-2 mouse model of autism”. Italy at INSAR workshop, Cernobbio - Como, Italy
• Apr 2019 “Somatosensory defects in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders” 2nd CIMeC-KAIST joint symposium, Rovereto, Italy.
• Sept 2019 “Somatosensory defects in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders” IGB meeting on Fragile X and neurodevelopmental disorders, Sorrento, Italy.
• Sept 2019 “Somatosensory defects in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders” SINS Congress, Perugia, Italy.
• Sept 2022. Plenary Lecture, IN-CNR Retreat 2022, Santa Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy
• Sept 2023 “Somatosensory defects in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders” IBRO Congress, Granada, Spain.
• Sept 2023 “Somatosensory defects in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders” SINS Congress, Torino, Italy.
• Oct 2023 “Somatosensory and neuroimmune defects in genetic mouse models of autism”. ARI-Autism Research Institute online symposium.

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Editorial activity

• Since Jan 1, 2012: Editorial Board Member, “Neuroscience” (official journal of the International Brain Research Organization IBRO).
• June 1, 2012 - February 28, 2014: Editorial Board Member, “ISRN Neuroscience” http://mts.isrn.com
• April 10, 2013 - February 19, 2014: Editorial Board Member, “Journal of Intellectual Disability Diagnosis and Treatment”.
• Since Jan 1, 2014 (until December 31, 2019): Section Editor “Neuroscience” (official journal of the International Brain Research Organization IBRO).
• 2014: Guest Editor (with Dr. Roberto Canitano), Frontiers in Pediatrics - Child and Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry Research Topic “New treatment perspectives in autism spectrum disorders”.
• 2015: Editor (with Dr. Roberto Canitano), Frontiers eBook “New treatment perspectives in autism spectrum disorders”.
• Since March 13, 2015: member of the Consulting Editors Board of Epilepsy Research.
• 2015: Guest Editor (with Dr. Roberto Canitano), Frontiers in Psychiatry - Research Topic “Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”.
• 2017: Editor (with Dr. Roberto Canitano), Frontiers eBook “Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”.
• Since Sept 22, 2016: Editorial Board Member, “Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders” (BioMed Central).
• Since April 26, 2018: Review Editor, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.
• 2018: Guest Editor (with Dr. Roberto Canitano and Dr. ), Frontiers in Psychiatry - Research Topic “Second edition: Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”.
• Since February 28, 2019: Associate Editor, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.

Reviewer for international journals

• Since 2003: European Journal of Neuroscience, Nutritional Neuroscience
• Since 2005: Nature Neuroscience
• Since 2006: Epilepsia
• Since 2007: Aging Clinical Experimental Research, Journal of Neuroscience Research, Brain Research, Neurological Sciences, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
• Since 2008: Nature Medicine, Neuroscience, Neuroscience Letters, Regulatory Peptides, Experimental Neurology
• Since 2009: Journal of Neural Transmission, Epilepsy Research, FASEB Journal, American Journal of Pathology, BMC Neuroscience
• Since 2010: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex
• Since 2011: Journal of Biological Chemistry, Neural Plasticity, Autism Research, Cell Death and Disease, PloS One
• Since 2012: Pharmacological Reports, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, Neuropharmacology, Journal of Neuroscience, Neurotoxicity Research, AGE (Journal of American Aging Association), Neurochemistry International, Archives Italiennes de Biologie, ISRN Neuroscience
• Since 2013: European Neuropsychopharmacology, Epilepsy Research and Treatment, Biological Psychiatry, Neurotherapeutics, Frontiers in Neural Circuits, Neurobiology of Disease, Intellectual Disability Diagnosis Journal, Experimental Gerontology, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Journal of Neurochemistry
• Since 2014: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Biomedical Research, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Hippocampus, Neurochemical Research, International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
• Since 2015: Frontiers in Neurology, Toxicon, Brain Sciences, Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), PLoS Genetics, Nature Communications
• Since 2016: Scientific Data (Nature Publishing Group), Oncology Letters, Behavioural Brain Research, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behaviour, BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease
• Since 2017: Frontiers Human Neuroscience, The Autism Journal, Journal of Neuroinflammation, Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, Molecular Autism, Progress in Neurobiology, NeuroReport, Bran Behaviour and Immunity, Brain Sciences, European Journal of Neurology
• Since 2018: Pharmaceuticals
• Since 2019: Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, Reviews in the Neurosciences, BJR-British Journal of Radiology, Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, Journal of Anatomy
• Since 2020: Neuroscientist, Communications Biology (Nature publishing group), eNeuro, Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Research grant reviewer for national/international funding agencies

• Fondazione Pierfranco e Luisa Mariani, Italy (2004)
• Health Research Board Ireland (2008-2011)
• Brainwave Ireland (2009, 2011)
• Epilepsy Research UK (2009, 2013)
• Medical Research Council, MRC-UK (2009, 2015)
• EU-FP7 2010 HEALTH Panel Human Aging (remote and consensus panel evaluation, 2010)
• SISSA Young Investigator Award (2011)
• Università di Milano (Italy) evaluation of post-doctoral research contracts (“assegni di ricerca”) (2011)
• IMI Innovative Medicine Initiative, EU-Autism Call (remote and consensus panel evaluation, 2011)
• AERES Evaluating Committee (France) (2012)
• Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France) (2013)
• FIRB “Futuro in Ricerca” (Italian Ministry of Education and Research, MIUR) (2013)
• StrategMed Poland (2013, 2014, 2016)
• CORE Program, Fond National Recherche, Luxembourg (2013)
• PRIN2012 MIUR Italy (2013)
• Human Brain Project – HBP (remote evaluation, 2013)
• Wellcome Trust UK (2014)
• IMI Innovative Medicine Initiative, EUAIMS project interim review (2014)
• SIR-MIUR Italy (2014)
• Wellcome Trust (UK) Sir Henry Dale fellowships (2015)
• IMI-2 call Topic 3 Neuropsychiatry (remote and consensus panel evaluation, 2015)
• The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health / Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Seed Grant Program (2015)
• Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) call "European research projects for Cross-Disease Analysis of Pathways related to Neurodegenerative Diseases" (2015-2017), consultant of the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) for interim and final evaluation of proposed projects
• Medical Research Council (MRC, UK) - Neurosciences & Mental Health Board, Neurology & Neurodegeneration (2015)
• AFR Luxembourg postdoctoral fellowships (2015)
• Open Programme, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Earth and Life sciences division (2016)
• Evaluation of Research Quality (VQR 2011-2014) ANVUR – Agency of Research Evaluation of the Italian Ministry of University and research (2016)
• H2020 call SC1-PM-04-2016 “Networking and optimising the use of population and patient cohorts at EU level” (remote and consensus panel evaluation, 2016)
• IMI-2 call Topic 3 Neuropsychiatry (PRISM Project Interim Review, 2016)
• Regione Sardegna Progetti di Ricerca (2017)
• IMI-2 call Topic 3 Neuropsychiatry (PRISM Project Interim Review, 2017)
• IMI-2 call Call 13 Topic 10 Neurotoxicity (remote and consensus panel evaluation, 2018)
• Swiss National Science Foundation (2018)
• Basic Research Projects – University of Verona (Italy, 2018)
• IMI-2 call Call 15 Topic 5 Synaptopathies (remote and consensus panel evaluation, 2018)
• H2020 MCSA fellowship call 2018
• Medical Research Council (MRC, UK), UKRI-JSPS Research Partnerships Call 2018
• Wellcome Trust UN Investigator Award in Science (2019)
• Swedish Research Council, call for Medicine and Health, review panel member (2019-2021)
• ERANET-NEURON
• Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR), France
• NCSTE Kazakistan
• NCN Poland

Organization of congresses and workshops

• Organizer and "chairman" of the Fourth Conference on Epileptogenesis (Pisa, Italy, May 23-26, 2007).
• Organizer of the International Summer School "Neural stem cells in development and disease”, Levico Terme (Trento, Italy), September 4-8, 2012.
• Organizer, 60th meeting of the Italian Embriology Group (GEI), Trento June 15-18, 2014.
• Member of Scientific Committee, XVI Congress of the Italian Society of Neuroscience (SINS), Cagliari October 8-11, 2015.
• Organizer and chairman, Workshop “Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”, Siena (Italy), October 16, 2015.
• Organizer of the final workshop of the PRIN2010-11 IN-BDNF consortium, Monte Bondone (Trento, Italy), January 13-15, 2016.
• Organizer and chairman, 2nd Workshop “Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”, Siena (Italy), 6-7 October 2016.
• Member of organizing committee, Workshop “Ten years of Mind/Brain Sciences at the University of Trento”, CIMeC, University of Trento (Italy), 19-21 October 2017.
• Organizer and chairman, 3rd Workshop “Autism Spectrum Disorders: developmental trajectories, neurobiological basis, treatment update”, Siena (Italy), 28-29 march 2019.

Organization of symposia in national/international congresses

• Organizer and "chairman" of the Symposium "Epilepsy: from basic research to clinical applications" Congress of the Italian Society of Neuroscience (Pisa, Italy, 26-28 September 2003).
• Organizer and "chairman" of the Symposium "Plastic changes in the epileptic brain”, 8th Neuroscience Winter Conference (Sölden, Austria, march 2006).
• Organizer and "chairman" of the Symposium "Mechanisms of epileptogenesis and neuronal cell death in temporal lobe epilepsy”, Congress of the Italian Society of Neuroscience (Verona, Italy, September 2007).
• Organizer and chairman of the symposium "Developmental and molecular bases of neurological diseases: a focus on dopaminergic neurons and their target structures” (10th Neuroscience Winter Conference, Solden, Austria, April 2008).
• Organizer and "chairman" of the Symposium "Neurodevelopmental alterations leading to epilepsy”, Congress of the Italian Society of Neuroscience (Milano, Italy, October 2009).
• Organizer and "chairman" of the Workshop "Gene expression and transcriptomic approaches to neurological disorders”, IBRO Congress (Firenze, Italy,16 July 2011).
• Organizer and chairman of the symposium "Mutant mouse models of autism spectrum disorders” (15th Neuroscience Winter Conference, Solden, Austria, April 2013).
• Chairman of the symposium “New insights on synaptic plasticity and neural connectivity”, XVI Congress of the Italian Society of Neuroscience (SINS), Cagliari October 8-11, 2015.

SCIENCE DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

• 1 June and 30 Oct 2002: public conferences on “Genetic mechanisms of neurodegeneration”, Pisa, Italy. In collaboration with Telethon Foundation.
• 2002: basic neuroscience lecture course on “Genetic regulation of nervous system development” for high school science teachers, organized in collaboration with the Italian Association Natural Science Teachers (ANISN), Livorno, Italy.
• 2003-2005: science week at CNR Research Area, Pisa, Italy: organization of laboratory guided tours.
• 2003-2004: biomedicine lectures for high school students (“Lezioni Lincee”), Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
• 2004: basic neuroscience lecture courses on “Neural darwinism” for high school science teachers, organized in collaboration with the Italian Association Natural Science Teachers (ANISN), Viareggio, Italy.
• 2004-2008: biology and neurobiology lectures for high school students in various schools in Pisa and Lucca, Italy.
• Nov. 2009: basic neuroscience lecture courses for high science school teachers, organized in collaboration with CIBIO and the Natural Science Museum, Trento, Italy.
• 2009-present: regional coordinator for Trentino-South Tyrol of the “Neuroscience Olympic Games” (Italian phase of the International Brain Bee) for high school students.
• 2010-2011: basic neurobiology lectures for high school students in various schools in Trento and Belluno, Italy.
• 2010-present: coordinator of the CIBIO events organized for the “Researchers’ Night” of the University of Trento.
• 24 Sept 2010:speaker at “Science Cafè”, UNITN Researchers’ Night, Trento, Italy.
• 15 February 2011: appearance on the TV program “Chi ricerca innova – curarsi in Trentino” (RAI3 Trentino).
• 11-14 April 2011: organizer and speaker at the Science Festival “Apertamente”, University of Trento
• Dec 2011 – Jan 2012: lecture courses for high school science teachers “Waiting for the Neuroscience Olympic Games 2012” organized by UniTN, UniTS and Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento.
• 2012-2014: national coordinator of the “Neuroscience Olympic Games” (Italian phase of the International Brain Bee) for high school students (http://events.unitn.it/olimpiadi-neuroscienze).
• 2012-2016: organizer of the UniSTEM Day at UniTN, Trento, Italy.
• Sept 2012: author of picture selected for the photo contest “Arte e Scienza”, Trieste, Italy.
• October 20, 2012: invited speaker at the Science Festival “Scienzartambiente”, Pordenone, Italy.
• Dec 2012 – Jan 2013: lecture courses for high school science teachers “Waiting for the Neuroscience Olympic Games 2013” organized by UniTN, UniTS and Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento.
• 2013-present: biology and neurobiology lectures for high school students in various schools in Trento, Italy.
• 12 June 2013: appearance on the TV program “Ipse dixit” dedicated to Neuroscience (RAI STORIA channel, conductor Viviana Kasam).
• October 15, 2013: speaker at “Scienza dietro le quinte”, University of Trento.
• October 25, 2013: speaker at “PensaTresversale”, University of Trento.
• November 15-16, 2013: lecture courses for high school teachers “Waiting for the Neuroscience Olympic Games 2014” (Immaginario Scientifico Science Centre, Trieste, Italy).
• Dec 2013 – Jan 2014: lecture courses for high school science teachers “Waiting for the Neuroscience Olympic Games 2014” organized by Museo Civico di Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy. Videos available at https://www.sperimentarea.tv/ondemand/aspettando-le-olimpiadi-delle-neuroscienze-yuri-bozzi-il-cervello-plastico-una-visione-dinsieme.
• January 31, 2014: speaker at “PensaTresversale”, Liceo Rosmini, Trento.
• March 16, 2014: invited speaker, Brain Forum, Milan, Italy: “Biological basis of autism” –video available on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/90593268
• March 18, 2014: invited speaker, Natural History Museum, Bolzano, Italy.
• May 21, 2014: Science Museum, Trento (MUSE) “Vaccines and autism”.
• October 12, 2014. RAI Tg1 Medicina (conductor Manuela Lucchini) – appearance in a TV report on autism research at the University of Trento.
• 25 Sept 2015:speaker at “Science Cafè”, UNITN Researchers’ Night, Trento, Italy.
• Jan 2016: organizer and speaker, CLIL project on Biotechnologies (6 hours lectures + 4 hours lab module). Liceo Scientifico G. Galilei, Trento, Italy.
• January – March 2016. Multimedial presentation “Neural Tracks – a musical journey inside the human brain”, at the “NEXUS” exposition on robotics, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Firenze, Italy (http://mostre.museogalileo.it/nexus/), in collaboration with Alessio Ghionzoli (electronic musician).
• 27 November 2016. Multimedial presentation “In search of lost memories: an artistic journey through the brain”, in collaboration with Alessio Ghionzoli (electronic musician) and Luca Gasperoni (videomaker). Diffrazioni Festival, Firenze, Italy (www.diffrazionifestival.com).
• 14 December 2016. Multimedial presentation “Tempus fugit - In search of lost memories: an artistic journey through the brain”, in collaboration with Alessio Ghionzoli (electronic musician) and Luca Gasperoni (videomaker). No Man’s Land – Art&Tech Night, Trento, Italy.
• From January 4, 2017: member of “RagionevolMente” (non-profit association for Science dissemination, Trento/Bolzano, Italy).
• Febr 2017: organizer and speaker, CLIL project on Neuroscience (6 hours lectures + 4 hours lab module). Liceo Classico Prati, Trento, Italy.
• Febr 2017: speaker, Science Musem Trento (MUSE): Public conference for Darwin Day.
• April 2017: speaker, round table on vaccines, ITT Buonarroti High School, Trento, Italy.
• Sept. 29. Appearance on RAI3 radio “What do we know about autism” (conductor Francesca Mazzalai).
• Sept 29, 2017. Speaker at Researchers’ Night, Trento, Italy.
• Sept 25, 2018. Organizer of a boot for TRAIN – Trentino Autism Initiative at Researchers’ Night, Trento, Italy.
• Oct 27, 2018. Speaker at “Pensa Trasversale”, University of Trento, Italy.
• Nov 9, 2018. Speaker at “Chiamata alle arti e alle scienze”, Rovereto (TN), Italy.
• Jan 14, 2019. “A few joints can alter the brain in adolescents”. Interview to ANSA and Corriere della Sera.
• Jan 18, 2019. Participation to the documentary movie “Slow News” by Alberto Puliafito / iK Produzioni.
• February 19, 2019. TV Interview on Telepace Trento (program “L’intervista” by Silvia Piasentini - http://www.telepacetrento.it/archivio-video/intervista)
• May 13, 2019. Science Cafè at MUSE, Trento. “Scienza a ore sei: che effetto ti fa? Come le sostanze stupefacenti modificano il nostro cervello”.
• July 2, 2019. CIMeC Città, Rovereto. “Sesso, genere e cervello: tutti diversi, tutti uguali”.
• October 19, FocusLive Event, MUSE Science Museum, Trento. “Il tempo e il cervello”.
• October 24, 2019. Rotary Club Venezia Mestre. “Sesso, genere e cervello: tutti diversi, tutti uguali”.
• Dec 6, 2019. Speaker at “Chiamata alle arti e alle scienze”, Rovereto (TN), Italy.
• Jan 29 and Febr 12, 2020. Lectures at Scientific High School “E. Torricelli”, Bolzano, on human brain structure and function.
• March 24 and 31. On line CIMeC lecture series “Che ti passa per la testa – le neuroscienze a casa tua”: The social brain
• March 30, 2020. Interview on Sanbaradio.it radio broadcast “The social brain” (https://www.sanbaradio.it/content/zetein-02x07-noi-versus-coronavirus).
• April 24, 2020. Interview on Corriere del Trentino on the effects of social isolation on the brain.
• May 18, 2020. Interview on Radio RAI Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (Trieste, Italy)
• October 14, 2020. Video interview. “UniTrento Sories”, https://www.unitn.it/unitrentostories
• Jan 2021. Lectures at High School “Rosmini” (Trento) and “Manzoni (Suzzara, Mantova) on “Sex, gender and the brain”.
• May-June 2021. Science-Theatre Augmented Lecture “Sex, gender and the brain”. Teatro della Meraviglia Festival, 5th edition (Trento, Italy)
• September 2021. Lecture “Emotivamente razionali – conoscere il cervello per comunicare la scienza”. Online Summer School “Officina di Narrazione della Scienza (ONSCI)”, University of Bologna, Italy
• November 5, 2021. Radio interview – RAI RadioUNO AltoAdige “Alle sorgenti del sapere”.
• February 2023. Podcast “Riflessi di Scienza”, University of Trento (https://riflessidiscienza.buzzsprout.com/2112008/12122896)
• April 5, 2023. Radio interview – RAI RadioUNO “Il Mondo nuovo” by Antonella Viola. Interview on the history, causes and current research on autism. https://www.raiplaysound.it/audio/2023/04/Il-mondo-nuovo-del-05042023-a5c0a527-b295-4e3a-8a3c-2624bc9c5102.html
• June 12, 2023. Participation to MUSE Science Museum MasterClass on “Accessible and inclusive activity planning for museum”: presentation of the accessibility project for autistic people “Al museo mi diverto anch’io”, Trento, Italy
• September 29, 2023. Researchers’ Night, MUSE Science Museum, Trento, Italy.
• December 4-5, 2023. Participation to “La Scienza al Cinema”, Cinema del Carbone, Mantova, Italy. Introduction to the movie “Theather of thought” by W. Herzog, followed by Q&A session.
• December 16, 2023. Participation to “Alzheimer”, Teatro Melotti, Rovereto, Italy. Dissemination lecture on the biology of Alzheimer’s disease