Roberto Barale is a Professor of Genetics since 1986. He was the Director of the Department of Evolutionary Biology of Ferrara (1991-93) and Department of Human Sciences and Environment at Pisa University (1995-2003). In 2010, he was the Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Pisa. His Scientific interests include molecular genetics of yeast, cytogenetics of germ cells and somatic type, human cytogenetic bio monitoring, environmental mutagenesis, population genetics, computational genetics, relationship between mutation and cancer at molecular level, genetic polymorphisms associated with susceptibility to human cancers and pharmacogenetics. Since 2006 he is working on the genetics of taste. Lately, he is interested to genes involved in alcohol metabolism and genes of attention and correlation effects in simulated driving. He is the author of over 190 publications in international journals and the Past-President of the Italian Society of Environmental Mutagenesis. In 2009 he was awarded the Order of the Cherubim at the University of Pisa for scientific and educational merits. Roberto Barale is a Professor of Genetics since 1986. He was the Director of the Department of Evolutionary Biology of Ferrara (1991-93) and Department of Human Sciences and Environment at Pisa University (1995-2003). In 2010, he was the Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Pisa. His Scientific interests include molecular genetics of yeast, cytogenetics of germ cells and somatic type, human cytogenetic bio monitoring, environmental mutagenesis, population genetics, computational genetics, relationship between mutation and cancer at molecular level, genetic polymorphisms associated with susceptibility to human cancers and pharmacogenetics. Since 2006 he is working on the genetics of taste. Lately, he is interested to genes involved in alcohol metabolism and genes of attention and correlation effects in simulated driving. He is the author of over 190 publications in international journals and the Past-President of the Italian Society of Environmental Mutagenesis. In 2009 he was awarded the Order of the Cherubim at the University of Pisa for scientific and educational merits.

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