Davide Mei

Place of birth: Pietrasanta, Italy

Education, training and employment:
 
October 1999: “Diploma in Tecnico Sanitario di Laboratorio Biomedico”, University of Pisa (110/110 cum Laude), thesis in “A novel methodic in the study of Minimal Residual Disease in ematology”, supervisor Prof. Mario Petrini
March 2000: Employment at the Neurogenetics Laboratory of the IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris as laboratory technician, Pisa
November 2003: Degree in “Tecniche di Laboratorio Biomedico”, University of Pisa (110/110 cum Laude), degree thesis in “Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography (dHPLC) : a novel mutation scanning techniques applied to molecular neurogenetics”, supervisor Prof. Renzo Guerrini
October 2006: Employment at the Neurogenetics Laboratory of the AOU Meyer Hospital,  Florence
June 2007: Permanent position, laboratory technician at the Neurogenetics Laboratory of the AOU Meyer, Florence
 
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.