Affiliation: Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico “Carlo Besta”

Dr. Andrea Legati is a researcher at The Foundation of the Carlo Besta Neurological Institute IRCCS (Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics Unit). His research activity is focused on elucidating the molecular basis of mitochondrial dysfunctions, using integrated multi-omics techniques and bioinformatic analysis, with the goal of identifying disease causing mutations and biological pathways alterations associated with the pathogenesis of mitochondrial diseases and other neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Legati graduated in Biotechnology at the University of Padova (Italy) and obtained a PhD in Molecular Genetics applied to Medical Sciences at the University of Brescia (Italy). After the PhD, he moved as a post-doctoral researcher to the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA, US), where he focused his research activity on the genetics of neurodegenerative disorders.