Giuseppe Novelli | |
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President of University of Rome Tor Vergata | |
In office October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2019 |
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Preceded by | Renato Lauro |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rossano, Italy |
February 27, 1959
Residence | Rome |
Alma mater |
University of Urbino Sapienza University of Rome |
Profession | Professor of genetics |
Giuseppe Novelli (born February 27, 1959) is an Italian geneticist and the president of University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Born in the little city of Rossano in the south of Italy, he graduated magna cum laude in genetics in the 1981. In 1985 earned a Ph.D at Sapienza University of Rome. In 1995 he became Professor of genetics at 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 had been elected rector of his university.