He is also Scientific Advisor for the “G. Monasterio” Foundation, Pisa, Italy. He has been Vice-President of the European Society of Cardiology (2008-2010) and President (2009-2013) of the International Society on Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics. He is the past-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Vascular Pharmacology, curent Executive Editor of European Heart Journal, and author of >600 peer-reviewed manuscripts. Major research interests: Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Thrombosis, Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics.