Giuseppe Novelli
Giuseppe Novelli (born 27 February 1959) is an Italian geneticist and the president of the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Early life and career Born in Rossano in the south of Italy, he graduated magna cum laude in genetics at the University of Urbino in 1981. In 1985 earned a Ph.D at Sapienza University of Rome. In 1995 he was appointed professor of genetics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. From 2003 he is also adjunct professor at Arkansas University. From 2008 to 2011 he was president of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Tor Vergata. In 2013 he was elected rector of his university. References 1959 births Living people Italian geneticists University of Urbino alumni Sapienza University of Rome alumni Academic staff of the University of Rome Tor Vergata People from Rossano