RENZO GUERRINI

Prof. Renzo Guerrini is Director of the Centre of Excellence for Neuroscience at the Children’s Hospital A. Meyer, Florence, Italy. His previous Academic positions include Professorships at University of Pisa, King’s College London and University College London. His research focuses on the neurophysiology, neurogenetics and the treatment of pediatric epilepsies. He has coordinated the Commission of Pediatrics of the ILAE and has been the principal investigator of DESIRE (Development and Epilepsy - Strategies for Innovative Research to improve diagnosis, prevention and treatment in children with difficult to treat Epilepsy), a major EU Research project. He received the Ambassador for Epilepsy ILAE Award, 2003, the American Epilepsy Society's Clinical Research Recognition Award, 2012 and the Elisa Frauenfelder Prize on Research and Innovation, 2019. He has co-authored over 500 papers in Peer-reviewed journals and 12 books. His Official H-Index is 104.