Degree: Laurea in Industrial Chemistry Academic Positions-Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry (11. 1. 1980 up to date) Main Research Interests-Molecular recognition processes assisted by metal ions. -Synthesis, characterization and biological activity of copper (II) coordination compounds. -Protein misfolding diseases and metal ions. -Model systems of metal enzymes with antioxidant activities. -Metallostasis Publications Enrico Rizzarelli has authored 240 papers, published in international journals. He is also-Co-author of the book "Metal Complexes in Solution", Piccin. Padua, (1982). -Guest Editor of the Gazzetta Chimica Italiana (Vol. 113, No. 7-8, 1983). -Co-editor of the book "Chemistry and Properties of Bio-molecular Systems", Kluwer, (1991). -Guest Editor of Termochimica Acta (2004). -Author of three European Patents. He has also refereed research projects on the behalf of Italian and international research bodies. Enrico Rizzarelli has been or currently is: -Local Coordinator for the Supramolecular Chemistry Human Capital and Mobility Network (Coordinator: J-M. Lehn); -Local Coordinator for the Agriculture and Agro-industry European Network for the use of Enzymes with peroxidase activity. (Coordinator: S. Fry); -Local Coordinator of the COST Chemistr Working Group on Bio-mimetic Catalytic Activation of Dioxygen Species by Metalloenzymes and Models (Coordinator: G. Speer). -National Chairman of COFIN (MIUR) Scientific Projects on Supramolecular Chemistry (2000 and 2002) -Local Coordinator for FIRB (MIUR) Scientific Projects on Neuroscience-Local Coordinator for FIRB (MIUR) Scientific Projects on Metalloproteases-National Coordinator for FIRB (MIUR) on Protein Folding and Aggregation (2005) -National Coordinator for COFIN (MIUR) on Conformational Diseases (2004-2006) -Local Coordinator for EURAMY Project (European Amyloid), STREP 2006. -National Coordinator of the University of Catania-Harvard Medical School International FIRB Project (MIUR), 2006. -National Chairman of COFIN (MIUR) Scientific Projects on Metals and neurodegeneration (2008)