After receiving his “Laurea” degree in Medical Biotechnologies from the University of Milano (Italy) and PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden (Germany), Dr. Demontis completed his postdoctoral training in aging at Harvard Medical School and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Boston, MA. He now serves as an Associate Member of the St. Jude Faculty in the Department of Developmental Neurobiology. Dr. Demontis is the recipient of several honors and serves as a reviewer for numerous academic journals.